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Phenotypic and molecular diversities of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 in Japan.
Journal of neurology - 1 Aug 2021
Inada Rino, Hirano Makito, Oka Nobuyuki, Samukawa Makoto, Saigoh Kazumasa, Suzuki Hidekazu, Udaka Fukashi, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Takashima Hiroshi, Hamada Yukihiro, Nakamura Yusaku, Kusunoki Susumu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We intended to clarify the phenotypic and molecular diversities of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) in Japan. METHODS: DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of 436 patients, including 126 patients with chronic neuropathy, 108 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and 202 with cerebellar ataxia. We then PCR-amplified and sequenced the ATXN2 gene. The biopsied sural nerves of mutation-positive...
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