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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 in a Family With Full CAG Repeat Expansions of<i>ATXN2</i>
19 Aug 2013
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IMPORTANCE: A family with coexistence of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is described. OBSERVATIONS: Intermediate or full CAG repeat expansions of ATXN2 are associated with ALS. However, no coexistence of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and ALS in a family has been reported in the literature.We describe a 47-year-old woman with an 11-year history of ataxia and her paternal...
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