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Striking intrafamilial phenotypic variability and spastic paraplegia in the presence of similar homozygous expansions of the FRDA1 gene.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Dec 2004
Badhwar Amanpreet, Jansen An, Andermann Frederick, Pandolfo Massimo, Andermann Eva
Abstract excerpt
We report on a Friedreich's ataxia (FA) family with 3 affected siblings with markedly different phenotypic presentations, including one with spastic paraplegia. Molecular analysis showed midsize GAA repeat expansion sizes in all 3 individuals. Gait spasticity in FA, although rare, has been descri...
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