Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome influence of the FMR1 gene on motor fiber tracts in males with normal and premutation alleles

JAMA Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1022-1029

  Wang, Jun Yi ^a,b   Hessl, David ^b   Schneider, Andrea ^b   Tassone, Flora ^b   Hagerman, Randi J ^b   Rivera, Susan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CGG REPEAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA STRUCTURE; FMRI GENE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR FIBER TRACT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; UNITED STATES; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84882434715     PISSN: 21686149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.2934     Document Type: Article

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