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Novel CACNA1A Variant p.Cys256Phe Disrupts Disulfide Bonds and Causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Feb 2022
Nikonishyna Yuliia V, Ortner Nadine J, Kaserer Teresa, Hoffmann Jessica, Biskup Saskia, Dafotakis Manuel, Reetz Kathrin, Schulz Jörg B, Striessnig Jörg, Dohrn Maike F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a progressive, autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder typically associated with CAG repeat expansions. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the pathogenicity of the novel, heterozygous missense variant p.Cys256Phe (C256F) in the pore-forming α1-subunit of the Cav2.1 Ca2+ channel found in a 63-year-old woman with SCA with no CAG repeat expansion. METHODS: We examined the effect...
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