Article
Genome-wide linkage scan maps ETINPH gene to chromosome 19q12-13.31.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2010
Zhang Jun, Carr Christopher W, Rigamonti Daniele, Badr Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Essential tremor (ET), one of the most common neurological disorders, comprises uncontrollable tremor, usually in the upper extremities. Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) features ventricular enlargement in the absence of elevated intracranial pressure; its three cardinal symptoms are gait impairment, incontinence, and dementia. iNPH is among the most common medical problems in the older...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
- Male
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
