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Taiwanese cases of SCA2 are derived from a single founder.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Dec 2005
Momeni Parastoo, Lu Chin-Song, Chou Yah-Huei Wu, Chang Hsiu-Chen, Chen Rou-Shayn, Chen Chiung-Chu, Hsu Jin-Tian, Singleton Andrew, Hardy John
Abstract excerpt
We have assessed the haplotypes at the ATXN2 locus in Taiwanese controls and in individuals with SCA2 ataxia with both ataxic and parkinsonian features. Our intention was to determine whether a different ataxin 2 haplotypes predisposed to the two phenotypes. In fact, our analysis showed that all SCA2 mutations carriers had the same ataxin 2 haplotype: haplotype B, which accounts for only 15% of control...
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