Article
[Molecular genetic approach to spinocerebellar ataxias].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Nov 2009
Ishikawa Kinya, Ishiguro Taro, Takahashi Makoto, Sato Nozomu, Amino Takeshi, Niimi Yusuke, Mizusawa Hidehiro
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a group of degenerative ataxias with autosomal dominant inheritance. The most common form of mutation that causes SCA is the expansion of trinucleotide (CAG) repeat encoding polyglutamine. These "polyglutamine disorders" are, SCA1, SCA2, Machado-Joseph disease, SCA6, SCA7, SCA17 and DRPLA. Another dynamic mutation, yet a non-coding one, has been identified as the cause of SCA8,...
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