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Identification of SCA2 mutation in cases of spinocerebellar ataxia with no family history in mid-eastern Sicily.
Italian journal of neurological sciences - 1 Aug 1999
Giuffrida S, Saponara R, Trovato Salinaro A, Restivo D A, Domina E, Papotto M, Le Pira F, Nicoletti A, Trovato A, Condorelli D F
Abstract excerpt
Differential diagnosis between autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I (ADCA I) and idiopathic cerebellar ataxia type P (IDCA-P) is very difficult given only clinical and neuroradiological data. The only certain distinctive characteristic is the presence or absence of family history. We observed 7 patients with late-onset cerebellar ataxia associated with other non-cerebellar signs and without a family...
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