Molecular Diagnosis of Alexander Disease

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-6-6

Molecular Diagnosis of Alexander Disease

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 16 (2002): Issue 6

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jun 2002

Abstract

The value of clinical and MRI criteria in the diagnosis of Alexander disease was determined by using GFAP gene sequencing as the confirmatory assay in 13 patients with variable ages of onset in a study at Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC and other centers.

References

Gorospe JR Naidu S Johnson AB Puri V Raymond GV Jenkins SD Molecular findings in symptomatic and pre-symptomatic Alexander disease patients Neurology 2002 May 28 58 10 1494 500 10.1212/WNL.58.10.1494 12034785
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Sawaishi Y Yano T Takaku I Takada G Juvenile Alexander disease with a novel mutation in glial fibrillary acidic protein gene Neurology 2002 May 28 58 10 1541 3 10.1212/WNL.58.10.1541 12034796
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Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-6-6 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 44 - 45

Published on: Jun 1, 2002

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Variable Symptoms,

Sleepiness,

Sparing Subcortical U-Fibers

© 2002 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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