[Overview of Hereditary Spinocerebellar Ataxias in Japan].

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Hereditary spinocerebellar degenerations (SCD) are a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by slowly progressive ataxia associated with non-cerebellar neurological signs and symptoms. In the Japanese population, dominantly inherited SCDs are much more common than recessively inherited or X-linked SCDs. The most common dominantly inherited SCD in Japan, as well as in many other countries, is...

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