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A novel mutation in the aprataxin (APTX) gene in an Iranian individual suffering early-onset ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1(AOA1) disease.
Iranian biomedical journal - 1 Jan 2012
Nouri Nayereh, Nouri Narges, Aryani Omid, Kamalidehghan Behnam, Sedghi Maryam, Houshmand Massoud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) shows early onset with autosomal recessive inheritance and is caused by a mutation in the aprataxin (APTX) gene encoding for the APTX protein. METHODS: In this study, a 7-year-old girl born of a first-cousin consanguineous marriage was described with early-onset progressive ataxia and AOA, with increased cholesterol concentration and decreased albumin...
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