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ATP1A3 Mutation in Adult Rapid-Onset Ataxia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Sweadner Kathleen J, Toro Camilo, Whitlow Christopher T, Snively Beverly M, Cook Jared F, Ozelius Laurie J, Markello Thomas C, Brashear Allison
Abstract excerpt
A 21-year old male presented with ataxia and dysarthria that had appeared over a period of months. Exome sequencing identified a de novo missense variant in ATP1A3, the gene encoding the α3 subunit of Na,K-ATPase. Several lines of evidence suggest that the variant is causative. ATP1A3 mutations can cause rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) with a similar age and speed of onset, as well as severe diseases of...
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