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A gene on SCA4 locus causes dominantly inherited pure cerebellar ataxia.
Neurology - 23 May 2000
Nagaoka U, Takashima M, Ishikawa K, Yoshizawa K, Yoshizawa T, Ishikawa M, Yamawaki T, Shoji S, Mizusawa H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several different genes or their loci have been identified for autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA). However, other types of ataxia remain unassigned. OBJECTIVE: To identify a new locus for ADCA. METHODS: Six Japanese families with ADCA with pure cerebellar syndrome (ADCA type III) were examined. These families had been molecularly excluded for spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 1 through 3, 5...
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