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Novel SACS mutations in autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay type.
Neurology - 13 Jan 2004
Grieco G S, Malandrini A, Comanducci G, Leuzzi V, Valoppi M, Tessa A, Palmeri S, Benedetti L, Pierallini A, Gambelli S, Federico A, Pierelli F, Bertini E, Casali C, Santorelli F M
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is an early-onset familial disease with prominent myelinated fibers in the optic fundus. ARSACS is frequent in the Charlevoix-Saguenay region of Quebec but rare elsewhere. Mutations in SACS, encoding sacsin, a protein of unknown f...
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