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Classical Friedreich's ataxia and its genotype.
European neurology - 1 Jan 1999
Martin J, Martin L, Löfgren A, D'Hooghe M, Storm K, Balemans W, Palau F, Van Broeckhoven C
Abstract excerpt
Fourteen patients with classical features of Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) were examined. The clinical diagnosis of FRDA was afterwards confirmed in all patients by the appropriate DNA investigation which showed markedly increased amounts of GAA repeats on both alleles of the frataxin gene. None of our patients presented with atypical features such as late-onset FRDA, FRDA with retained deep tendon reflexes or with...
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