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Fine mapping of 16q-linked autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type III in Japanese families.
Neurogenetics - 1 Dec 2004
Hirano Ryuki, Takashima Hiroshi, Okubo Ryuichi, Tajima Keiko, Okamoto Yuji, Ishida Shimon, Tsuruta Kazuhito, Arisato Takayo, Arata Hitoshi, Nakagawa Masanori, Osame Mitsuhiro, Arimura Kimiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders. To date, at least 11 genes and 13 additional loci have been identified in ADCAs. Despite phenotypic differences, spinocerebellar ataxia 4 (SCA4) and Japanese 16q-linked ADCA type III map to the same region of 16q22.1. We report four Japanese families with pure cerebellar ataxia and a disease locus...
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