Article
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 36 exists in diverse populations and can be caused by a short hexanucleotide GGCCTG repeat expansion.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Sept 2015
Obayashi Masato, Stevanin Giovanni, Synofzik Matthis, Monin Marie-Lorraine, Duyckaerts Charles, Sato Nozomu, Streichenberger Nathalie, Vighetto Alain, Desestret Virginie, Tesson Christelle, Wichmann H-Erich, Illig Thomas, Huttenlocher Johanna, Kita Yasushi, Izumi Yuishin, Mizusawa Hidehiro, Schöls Ludger, Klopstock Thomas, Brice Alexis, Ishikawa Kinya, Dürr Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Spinocerebellar ataxia 36 (SCA36) is an autosomal-dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a large (>650) hexanucleotide GGCCTG repeat expansion in the first intron of the NOP56 gene. The aim of this study is to clarify the prevalence, clinical and genetic features of SCA36. METHODS: The expansion was tested in 676 unrelated SCA index cases and 727 controls from France, Germany and Japan. Clinical...
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