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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 in Scotland: genetic and clinical features in seven unrelated cases and a review of published reports.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2004
Zeman A, Stone J, Porteous M, Burns E, Barron L, Warner J
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OBJECTIVES: To establish whether the DNA expansion linked to spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA 8) is associated with ataxia in Scotland; to clarify the range of associated clinical phenotypes; and to compare the findings with previous reports. METHODS: DNA was screened from 1190 anonymised controls, 137 subjects who had tested negative for Huntington's disease, 176 with schizophrenia, and 173 with undiagnosed...
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