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Bidirectional expression of the SCA8 expansion mutation: one mutation, two genes.
Cerebellum (London, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Ikeda Yoshio, Daughters Randy S, Ranum Laura P W
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8) is a dominantly inherited, slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CTG.CAG repeat expansion located on chromosome 13q21. The expansion mutation was isolated directly from the DNA of a single patient using RAPID cloning and subsequently shown to co-segregate with disease in additional ataxia families including a seven-generation kindred (the MN-A family). The...
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