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FMR1 premutations associated with fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome in multiple system atrophy.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jun 2005
Biancalana Valérie, Toft Mathias, Le Ber Isabelle, Tison François, Scherrer Elisabeth, Thibodeau Stephen, Mandel Jean Louis, Brice Alexis, Farrer Matthew J, Dürr Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), a novel disorder in male carriers of premutations of the fragile X mental retardation 1 gene (FMR1), was recently described. The clinical presentation of FXTAS most closely resembles multiple system atrophy (MSA) because both disorders manifest with cerebellar ataxia, intention tremor, autonomic dysfunction, and parkinsonism. It has been proposed...
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