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Intrafamilial variability in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jan 2006
Peters Nils, Kamm Christoph, Asmus Friedrich, Holinski-Feder Elke, Kraft Eduard, Dichgans Martin, Brüning Roland, Gasser Thomas, Bötzel Kai
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a progressive adult-onset tremor/ataxia syndrome caused by premutations in the FMR1 gene. In cranial MRI, the most characteristic findings are bilateral T2 hyperintense lesions within the middle cerebellar peduncles. Here we present a sibpair of two affected brothers presenting with very different symptoms (typical FXTAS versus essential tremor-like), disease...
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