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Insights into the mutational history and prevalence of SCA1 in the Indian population through anchored polymorphisms.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Mittal Uma, Sharma Sangeeta, Chopra Rupali, Dheeraj Kalladka, Pal Pramod Kr, Srivastava Achal K, Mukerji Mitali
Abstract excerpt
There is a wide variation in prevalence of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) in different populations. In the present study, we observed SCA1 in approximately 22% (37/167 families) of the autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) in the Indian population. We investigated the role of various genetic factors like repeat length, interruption pattern and chromosomal background in predisposing the repeats to...
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