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SCA38 is rare in Mainland China.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Nov 2015
Liu Zhen, Zeng Sheng, Zeng Junsheng, Zhou Yao, Zeng Xianfeng, Jiang Hong, Shen Lu, Tang Beisha, Wang Junling
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a group of dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorders distributed worldwide. Nearly 35 SCAs have been localized and 28 genes have been identified. Recently, mutations in the elongation of a very long chain fatty acids-5 gene (ELOVL5) were reported to cause a SCA38 subtype. To describe the epidemiology of SCA38 in Mainland China, we analyzed the coding sequence of ELOVL5 in...
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