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A common disease haplotype segregating in spinocerebellar ataxia 2 (SCA2) pedigrees of diverse ethnic origin.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2000
Pang J, Allotey R, Wadia N, Sasaki H, Bindoff L, Chamberlain S
Abstract excerpt
The identification of a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion, located within the coding sequence of the ataxin-2 gene, as the mutation underlying spinocerebellar ataxia 2 (SCA2) has facilitated direct investigation of pedigrees previously excluded from linkage analysis due to insufficient size or pedigree structure. We have previously described the identification of the ancestral disease haplotype segregating in...
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