Replicating studies of genetic modifiers in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: Can homogeneous cohorts aid?

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2015, Pages e398-

  Raposo, Mafalda ^a,b,c   Ramos, Amanda ^a,b,c   Bettencourt, Conceição ^d   Lima, Manuela ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; ATAXIN 3; POLYGLUTAMINE;

CAG REPEAT; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LETTER; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MODIFIER GENE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 84951098086     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv206     Document Type: Letter

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