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Genetic Variants Associated with Episodic Ataxia in Korea.
Scientific reports - 23 Oct 2017
Choi Kwang-Dong, Kim Ji-Soo, Kim Hyo-Jung, Jung Ileok, Jeong Seong-Hae, Lee Seung-Han, Kim Dong Uk, Kim Sang-Ho, Choi Seo Young, Shin Jin-Hong, Kim Dae-Seong, Park Kyung-Pil, Kim Hyang-Sook, Choi Jae-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
Episodic ataxia (EA) is a rare neurological condition characterized by recurrent spells of truncal ataxia and incoordination. Five genes (KCNA1, CACNA1A, CACNB4, SLC1A3, and UBR4) have been linked to EA. Despite extensive efforts to genetically diagnose EA, many patients remain still undiagnosed. Whole-exome sequencing was carried out in 39 Korean patients with EA to identify pathogenic mutations of the five...
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