Article
Functional analysis helps to define KCNC3 mutational spectrum in Dutch ataxia cases.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Duarri Anna, Nibbeling Esther A R, Fokkens Michiel R, Meijer Michel, Boerrigter Melissa, Verschuuren-Bemelmans Corien C, Kremer Berry P H, van de Warrenburg Bart P, Dooijes Dennis, Boddeke Erik, Sinke Richard J, Verbeek Dineke S
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 13 (SCA13) is an autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder of the cerebellum caused by mutations in the voltage gated potassium channel KCNC3. To identify novel pathogenic SCA13 mutations in KCNC3 and to gain insights into the disease prevalence in the Netherlands, we sequenced the entire coding region of KCNC3 in 848 Dutch cerebellar ataxia patients with familial or...
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