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Adult onset spinocerebellar ataxia in a Canadian movement disorders clinic.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Nov 2005
Kraft Scott, Furtado Sarah, Ranawaya Ranjit, Parboosingh Jillian, Bleoo Stacey, McElligott Karen, Bridge Peter, Spacey Sian, Das Shyamal, Suchowersky Oksana
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BACKGROUND: The spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders. Relative frequencies vary within different ethnic groups and geographical locations. OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine the frequencies of hereditary and sporadic adult onset SCAs in the Movement Disorders population; 2) to assess if the fragile X mental retardation gene 1 (FMR1)...
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