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A phenotype without spasticity in sacsin-related ataxia.
Neurology - 28 Jun 2005
Shimazaki H, Takiyama Y, Sakoe K, Ando Y, Nakano I
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe two Japanese siblings with autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) without spasticity, usually a core feature of this disorder. They had a novel homozygous missense mutation (T987C) of the SACS gene, which resulted in a phenylalanine-to-serine substitution at amino acid residue 304.
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