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Trinucleotide repeat expansion of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA1) found in a Chinese family.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Feb 1998
Cai T, Yu P, Chen X, Lopa M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the gene mutation and the ratio of the spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) in Chinese patients with autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia (ADSCA). METHOD: The family material and DNA samples were collected from thirteen families with ADSCA. To determine the characteristics of the CAG trinucleotide repeats in SCA1 gene, the PCR products of the Rep1 and Rep2 primers were analyzed, and...
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