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Spinocerebellar ataxias in Venezuela: genetic epidemiology and their most likely ethnic descent.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Paradisi Irene, Ikonomu Vassiliki, Arias Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Dominantly inherited ataxias (spinocerebellar ataxias, SCAs) are a genetically heterogeneous group of neurologic diseases characterized by progressive cerebellar and spinal tract degeneration with ataxia and other signs, common to all known subtypes. Several types are relatively frequent worldwide, but in several countries, one specific SCA may show a higher prevalence owing to founder phenomena. In Venezuela,...
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