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Genetic analysis of SCA 2 and 3 repeat expansions in essential tremor and atypical Parkinsonism.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Oct 2007
Tan Eng-King, Tong Justina, Pavanni Ratnagopal, Wong Meng-Cheong, Zhao Yi
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Anecdotal reports suggest that patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA 2) patients can present with postural tremor with ataxia. We determined the prevalence of SCA2 and SCA3 mutations in a cohort of ET and atypical Parkinsonism patients. A total of 277 subjects comprising of 177 ET and 100 atypical Parkinsonism were examined. We identified one positive case of SCA3 among those who were diagnosed with ET,...
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