Article
Mutations in KCND3 cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 22.
Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 2012
Lee Yi-Chung, Durr Alexandra, Majczenko Karen, Huang Yen-Hua, Liu Yu-Chao, Lien Cheng-Chang, Tsai Pei-Chien, Ichikawa Yaeko, Goto Jun, Monin Marie-Lorraine, Li Jun Z, Chung Ming-Yi, Mundwiller Emeline, Shakkottai Vikram, Liu Tze-Tze, Tesson Christelle, Lu Yi-Chun, Brice Alexis, Tsuji Shoji, Burmeister Margit, Stevanin Giovanni, Soong Bing-Wen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the causative gene in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 22, an autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia mapped to chromosome 1p21-q23. METHODS: We previously characterized a large Chinese family with progressive ataxia designated SCA22, which overlaps with the locus of SCA19. The disease locus in a French family and an Ashkenazi Jewish American family was also mapped to this region. Members from all...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Asian People
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
