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Global DNA methylation is not elevated in blood samples from Machado-Joseph disease mutation carriers.
Epigenetics - 1 Dec 2024
Teves Luís, Vieira Melo Ana Rosa, Ferreira Ana F, Raposo Mafalda, Lemos Carolina, Bettencourt Conceição, Lima Manuela
Abstract excerpt
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the ataxin-3 protein, which initiates a cascade of pathogenic events, including transcriptional dysregulation. Genotype-phenotype correlations in MJD are incomplete, suggesting an influence of additional factors, such as epigenetic modifications, underlying the MJD pathogenesis. DNA...
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