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Reduced caudate volume and cognitive slowing in men at risk of fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome.
Brain imaging and behavior - 1 Aug 2019
Cvejic Rachael C, Hocking Darren R, Wen Wei, Georgiou-Karistianis Nellie, Cornish Kim M, Godler David E, Rogers Carolyn, Trollor Julian N
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Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by premutation expansions (55-200 CGG repeats) of the FMR1 gene. There is accumulating evidence to suggest that early cognitive and brain imaging signs may be observed in some premutation carriers without motor signs of FXTAS, but few studies have examined the relationships between subcortical brain volumes and cognitive...
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