Too many numbers and complexity: Time to update the classifications of neurogenetic disorders?

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages 647-650

  Vallat, Jean Michel ^a   Goizet, Cyril ^b,c   Magy, Laurent ^a   Mathis, Stéphane ^a,d  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITARY ATAXIA; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HEREDITARY SPASTIC ATAXIA; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MUTATION; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY;

CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84982740419     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103477     Document Type: Note

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