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FXTAS in spanish patients with ataxia: support for female FMR1 premutation screening.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Jun 2007
Rodriguez-Revenga Laia, Gómez-Anson Beatriz, Muñoz Esteban, Jiménez Dolores, Santos Monica, Tintoré Mar, Martín Gisela, Brieva Luis, Milà Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a newly described disorder characterized by progressive action tremor and ataxia that occurs in premutation carriers of the FMR1 gene. The incidence of FMR1 premutated carriers in the general population is relatively high, and therefore FXTAS might explain a considerable number of sporadic, late-onset ataxias. To better establish the prevalence of FXTAS among...
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