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[Gene diagnosis and CAG repeat analysis of spinocerebellar ataxia cases of Guangxi region].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Jun 2009
Tan Jian-Qiang, Wang Ping, Hu Qi-Ping, Li Song-Feng, Shu Wei, Ma Jun, Fang Ling, Hua Rong, Ding Ye, Yuan Zhi-Gang
Abstract excerpt
To characterize the distributions and subtypes of the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) in Guangxi region, the SCAl, SCA2, SCA3/MJD, SCA6, SCA7 and SCA12 (CAG)n mutations were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). The SCA3/MJD mutation was detected in a total of 21 SCA patients and 19 presymptomatic individuals from 6 SCA families and their CAG repeat numbers were 59-70 and...
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