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Genetic and Epidemiological Study of Adult Ataxia and Spastic Paraplegia in Eastern Quebec.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Sept 2021
Haj Salem Ikhlass, Beaudin Marie, Stumpf Monica, Estiar Mehrdad A, Côté Pierre-Olivier, Brunet Francis, Gamache Pierre-Luc, Rouleau Guy A, Mourabit-Amari Karim, Gan-Or Ziv, Dupré Nicolas
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the minimum prevalence of adult hereditary ataxias (HA) and spastic paraplegias (HSP) in Eastern Quebec and to evaluate the proportion of associated mutations in identified genes. METHODS: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of patients who met clinical criteria for the diagnosis of HA (n = 241) and HSP (n = 115) in the East of the Quebec province between January 2007 and July...
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