Mutational analysis of PMP22, GJB1 and MPZ in Greek Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 neuropathy patients

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 497-499

  Karadima, G ^a   Floroskufi, P ^a   Koutsis, G ^a   Vassilopoulos, D ^a   Panas, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; MYELIN PROTEIN; PERIPHERAL MYELIN PROTEIN 22;

ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GREECE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE DUPLICATION; GREECE; HUMANS; MYELIN P0 PROTEIN; MYELIN PROTEINS;

EID: 80053488691     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01657.x     Document Type: Letter

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