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Exome analysis reveals a Japanese family with spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 1.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Aug 2013
Ichikawa Yaeko, Ishiura Hiroyuki, Mitsui Jun, Takahashi Yuji, Kobayashi Shunsuke, Takuma Hiroshi, Kanazawa Ichiro, Doi Koichiro, Yoshimura Jun, Morishita Shinichi, Goto Jun, Tsuji Shoji
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia autosomal recessive 1 (SCAR1/AOA2) is clinically characterized by an early-onset progressive cerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy, ocular motor apraxia, and elevation of serum alpha-fetoprotein level. The disorder is caused by mutations in senataxin (SETX) gene. Here, we report a Japanese SCAR1/AOA2 family with a homozygous nonsense mutation (p.Q1441X) of SETX that was identified by...
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