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Expanded GAA repeats and clinical variation in Friedreich's ataxia.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2004
Mateo I, Llorca J, Volpini V, Corral J, Berciano J, Combarros O
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: One of the main features of Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is phenotypic variability that can now be explained by the molecular mechanism (GAA expansion) underlying the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have analyzed genotype-phenotype correlations in a group of 40 patients homozygous for the GAA expansion. RESULTS: The smaller GAA expansion (GAA1 allele) size correlated with age at onset and progression...
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