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Eye movement abnormalities in spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17).
Neurology - 11 Sept 2007
Hübner J, Sprenger A, Klein C, Hagenah J, Rambold H, Zühlke C, Kömpf D, Rolfs A, Kimmig H, Helmchen C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) is associated with an expansion of CAG/CAA trinucleotide repeats in the gene encoding the TATA-binding protein. In this quantitative characterization of eye movements in SCA17 mutation carriers, we investigated whether eye movement abnormalities originate from multiple lesion sites as suggested by their phenotypic heterogeneity. METHODS: Eye movements (saccades,...
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