New clinical findings in the Fragile X-associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)

Neurogenetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-135

  Juncos, Jorge L ^a   Lazarus, Joash T ^a   Graves Allen, Emily ^a   Shubeck, Lisa ^a   Rusin, Michelle ^a   Novak, Gloria ^a   Hamilton, Deborah ^a   Rohr, Julia ^a   Sherman, Stephanie L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; FMR1 premutation; Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome; Neurodegeneration; Parasomnias; Sensorineural hearing loss; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PARKINSONISM; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TORTICOLLIS; TREMOR;

AGED; ATAXIA; BRAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE; TREMOR;

EID: 79960017521     PISSN: 13646745     EISSN: 13646753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10048-010-0270-5     Document Type: Article

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