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Macular degeneration associated with aberrant expansion of trinucleotide repeat of the SCA7 gene in 2 Japanese families.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2000
Abe T, Tsuda T, Yoshida M, Wada Y, Kano T, Itoyama Y, Tamai M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the macular function of Japanese patients with a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) gene. METHODS: Ophthalmic findings in patients whose DNA analysis revealed expanded alleles of the trinucleotide repeat in the SCA7 gene were evaluated. RESULTS: Trinucleotide repeat was expanded from 40 to 48 in affected patients (control subjects, 12 repeats)....
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