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Severe and rapidly progressing cognitive phenotype in a SCA17-family with only marginally expanded CAG/CAA repeats in the TATA-box binding protein gene: a case report.
BMC neurology - 13 Aug 2012
Nielsen Troels Tolstrup, Mardosiene Skirmante, Løkkegaard Annemette, Stokholm Jette, Ehrenfels Susanne, Bech Sara, Friberg Lars, Nielsen Jens Kellberg, Nielsen Jørgen E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) confine a group of rare and heterogeneous disorders, which present with progressive ataxia and numerous other features e.g. peripheral neuropathy, macular degeneration and cognitive impairment, and a subset of these disorders is caused by CAG-repeat expansions in their respective genes. The diagnosing of the SCAs is often difficult due to the...
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