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Haplotype study in Dutch SCA3 and SCA6 families: evidence for common founder mutations.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jun 2004
Verbeek Dineke S, Piersma Sytse J, Hennekam Eric F A M, Ippel Elly F, Pearson Peter L, Sinke Richard J
Abstract excerpt
This pilot study was initiated to show the existence of founder effects in the Dutch autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) population. The ADCAs comprise a clinically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders and the estimated prevalence in the Netherlands is approximately 3:100 000 individuals. Here, we focused on the SCA3 and SCA6 genes because mutations in these genes occur most frequently in...
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