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Large normal and intermediate alleles in the context of SCA2 prenatal diagnosis.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Feb 2014
Cruz-Mariño Tania, Laffita-Mesa Jose Miguel, Gonzalez-Zaldivar Yanetza, Velazquez-Santos Miguel, Aguilera-Rodriguez Raul, Estupinan-Rodriguez Annelie, Vazquez-Mojena Yaime, Macleod Patrick, Paneque Milena, Velazquez-Perez Luis
Abstract excerpt
In 2001 a program for predictive testing of Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 2 was developed in Cuba, based on the detection of an abnormal CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the ATXN2 gene. A descriptive study was designed to assess the implications of ATXN2 large normal and intermediate alleles in the context of the SCA2 Prenatal Diagnosis Program. Four clinical scenarios were selected based upon the behaviour of...
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