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The Cuban program for predictive testing of SCA2: 11 years and 768 individuals to learn from.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Cruz-Mariño T, Velázquez-Pérez L, González-Zaldivar Y, Aguilera-Rodríguez R, Velázquez-Santos M, Vázquez-Mojena Y, Estupiñán-Rodríguez A, Laffita-Mesa J M, Reynaldo-Armiñán R, Almaguer-Mederos L E, Paneque M
Abstract excerpt
Having reported the world's highest prevalence of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), health professionals in Cuba developed a program for the predictive testing of this condition. Between February 2001 and December 2011, a total of 1050 individuals requested their inclusion in the presymptomatic testing (PST) program. Their medical records were retrospectively analyzed in the present descriptive study. A total...
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