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Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS): novel compound heterozygous mutations in the SACS gene.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jun 2008
Kamada S, Okawa S, Imota T, Sugawara M, Toyoshima I
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neurodegenerative disorder first described among French Canadians in Quebec. To date, 24 mutations have been reported in the SACS gene of ARSACS patients. The authors report a clinical and genetic analysis of a Japanese family with ARSACS with novel compound heterozygous mutations in the SACS gene (N161fsX175, L802P). The phenotype is similar...
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