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Common mitochondrial DNA and POLG1 mutations are rare in the Chinese patients with adult-onset ataxia on Taiwan.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Mar 2007
Lee Yi-Chung, Lu Yi-Chun, Chang Ming-Hon, Soong Bing-Wen
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders with common features of adult-onset cerebellar ataxia. Many patients with clinically suspected SCA are subsequently diagnosed with common SCA gene mutations. Previous reports suggest some common mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations and mitochondrial DNA polymerase gene (POLG1) mutations might be...
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