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Massive CAG Repeat Expansion and Somatic Instability in Maternally Transmitted Infantile Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7
15 Dec 2014
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: We report the first case to date of maternally transmitted infantile spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7), in which a tract of (CAG)45 expands to lengths as large as (CAG)92-250. OBSERVATIONS: A 38-year-old woman with classic SCA7 (and a son, who died at age 3 years) had pronounced cerebellar atrophy and a renal biopsy specimen that showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with abnormal podocytes...
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