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A -16C>T substitution in the 5' UTR of the puratrophin-1 gene is prevalent in autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia in Nagano.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Ohata Takako, Yoshida Kunihiro, Sakai Haruya, Hamanoue Haruka, Mizuguchi Takeshi, Shimizu Yusaku, Okano Tomomi, Takada Fumio, Ishikawa Kinya, Mizusawa Hidehiro, Yoshiura Ko-Ichiro, Fukushima Yoshimitsu, Ikeda Shu-Ichi, Matsumoto Naomichi
Abstract excerpt
The molecular bases of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) have been increasingly elucidated, but 17-50% of ADCA families still remain genetically undefined in Japan. In this study we investigated 67 genetically undefined ADCA families from the Nagano prefecture, and found that 63 patient...
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