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Novel mutations in ataxia telangiectasia and AOA2 associated with prolonged survival.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Dec 2013
Davis Marie Y, Keene C Dirk, Swanson Phillip D, Sheehy Conor, Bird Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) and ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2) are autosomal recessive ataxias caused by mutations in genes involved in maintaining DNA integrity. Lifespan in AT is greatly shortened (20s-30s) due to increased susceptibility to malignancies (leukemia/lymphoma). Lifespan in AOA2 is uncertain. We describe a woman with variant AT with two novel mutations in ATM (IVS14+2T>G and 5825C>T,...
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