Mutation analysis of MFN2 gene in Chinese patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 47, 2009, Pages 3324-3327

  Zhang, Ru Xu ^a   Fu, Min ^a   Zi, Xiao Hong ^a   Li, Xiao Bo ^a   Zhang, Fu Feng ^a   Xia, Kun ^a   Pan, Qian ^a   Hu, Zheng Mao ^a   Tang, Bei Sha ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Chromatography,high performance liquid; Mitofusin 2; Mutation

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MFN2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871411387     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.47.006     Document Type: Article

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