Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I in Morocco: Presence of the SCA1 and SCA3/MJD mutations

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-372

  Benomar, A ^a,b   Meggouh, F ^b   Didierjean, O ^c   Kissani, N ^a   Durr A ^c   Sefiani, A ^b   Chkili, T ^a   Agid, Y ^c   Yahyaoui, M ^a   Brice, A ^c  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I; Genetic heterogeneity; Joseph disease; Machado; Spinocerebellar ataxia 1; Spinocerebellar ataxia 3

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MOROCCO; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9444268049     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00231.x     Document Type: Article

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