Enlarging the clinical spectrum associated with C9orf 72 repeat expansions: Findings in an Italian cohort of patients with Parkinsonian syndromes and relevance for genetic counselling

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 479-480

  Origone, Paola ^a,c   Verdiani, Simonetta ^b   Ciotti, Paola ^c   Gulli, Rossella ^c   Bellone, Emilia ^b,c   Marchese, Roberta ^c   Abbruzzese, Giovanni ^b,c   Mandich, Paola ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA STRUCTURE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OPEN READING FRAME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DNA REPEAT EXPANSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PROTEINS; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE;

EID: 84881356921     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.774020     Document Type: Letter

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