Friday, February 18, 2011

Quantification of Circulating Plasma DNA in Friedreich's Ataxia and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Types 2 and 12

DNA and Cell Biology. null, Vol. 0, No. 0, Online Ahead of Print: February 17, 2011. doi:10.1089/dna.2010.1165.

Vishnu Swarup, Achal K. Srivastava, Madakasira V. Padma, Moganty R. Rajeswari.
Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Keywords: DNA triplet repeat expansion, Friedreich's ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), multisystem neurodegenerative disorders, Cell-free circulating DNA in plasma, clinical diagnosis, International Co-operative Ataxia Rating Scale, plasma DNA, PicoGreen fluorescent assay, neuronal and muscular degeneration.