Molecular Diagnosis of Alexander Disease

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-6-6

Keywords:

Variable Symptoms, Sleepiness, Sparing Subcortical U-Fibers

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.

Published

2002-06-01

Issue

Section

Degenerative Diseases