The fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome

Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 337-357

  Tassone, Flora ^a,b   Hagerman, Randi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FMR1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 80455158035     PISSN: 00801844     EISSN: 18610412     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21649-7_18     Document Type: Article

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