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Co-occurrence of four nucleotide changes associated with an adult mitochondrial ataxia phenotype.
BMC research notes - 8 Dec 2014
Zabalza Ramón, Nurminen Anssi, Kaguni Laurie S, Garesse Rafael, Gallardo M Esther, Bornstein Belén
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA maintenance disorders are an important cause of hereditary ataxia syndrome, and the majority are associated with mutations in the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase (DNA polymerase gamma), POLG. Mutations resulting in the amino acid substitutions A467T and W748S are the most common genetic causes of inherited cerebellar ataxia in Europe. METHODS:...
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