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Atrophin-1 Function and Dysfunction in Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Apr 2023
Nowak Bartosz, Kozlowska Emilia, Pawlik Weronika, Fiszer Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is a rare, incurable genetic disease that belongs to the group of polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases. DRPLA is the most common in the Japanese population; however, its global prevalence is also increasing due to better clinical recognition. It is characterized by cerebellar ataxia, myoclonus, epilepsy, dementia, and chorea. DRPLA is caused by dynamic mutation of CAG repeat...
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