Article
Rundataxin, a novel protein with RUN and diacylglycerol binding domains, is mutant in a new recessive ataxia.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Aug 2010
Assoum Mirna, Salih Mustafa A, Drouot Nathalie, H'Mida-Ben Brahim Dorra, Lagier-Tourenne Clotilde, AlDrees Abdulmajeed, Elmalik Salah A, Ahmed Taha S, Seidahmed Mohammad Z, Kabiraj Mohammad M, Koenig Michel
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a novel form of recessive ataxia that segregates in three children of a large consanguineous Saudi Arabian family. The three patients presented with childhood onset gait and limb ataxia, dysarthria and had limited walking without aid into their teenage years. Two patients developed epilepsy at 7 months without relapse after treatment, and mental retardation. Linkage studies allowed us to...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Ataxia
- Autophagy-Related Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Brain
- Chromosome Mapping
- Consanguinity
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family
- Female
