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Loss of function mechanism in aprataxin-related early-onset ataxia.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 17 Sept 2004
Hirano Makito, Furiya Yoshiko, Kariya Shingo, Nishiwaki Tomohisa, Ueno Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia is an autosomal recessive form of cerebellar ataxia that occurs most commonly in Japan but is also frequently seen in Europe. This disease is caused by mutations in the aprataxin gene, but the functions of the gene product and the pathogenic mechanism remain unclear. The present study provides experimental evidence that the histidine triad (HIT)...
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