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Difference in disease-free survival curve and regional distribution according to subtype of spinocerebellar ataxia: a study of 1,286 Japanese patients.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Jul 2002
Maruyama Hirofumi, Izumi Yuishin, Morino Hiroyuki, Oda Masaya, Toji Hiromasa, Nakamura Shigenobu, Kawakami Hideshi
Abstract excerpt
Expansions of trinucleotide repeats have been discovered in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, and 17, Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3), and dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA). However, the frequency of familial SCA in Japan remains unclear. The number of trinucleotide repeats was determined for 1,286 patients. Three hundred and thirty families (523 cases) were autosomal dominant group...
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