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ARSACS in the Dutch population: a frequent cause of early-onset cerebellar ataxia.
Neurogenetics - 1 Jul 2008
Vermeer Sascha, Meijer Rowdy P P, Pijl Benjamin J, Timmermans Janneke, Cruysberg Johannes R M, Bos Maaike M, Schelhaas Helenius J, van de Warrenburg Bart P C, Knoers Nine V A M, Scheffer Hans, Kremer Berry
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS: MIM 270550) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early-onset cerebellar ataxia with spasticity and peripheral neuropathy. This disorder, considered to be rare, was first described in the late seventies among French Canadians in the isolated Charlevoix-Saguenay region of Quebec. Nowadays, it is known that the disorder is not only...
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