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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 27B (SCA27B) in India: insights from a large cohort study suggest ancient origin.
Neurogenetics - 1 Oct 2024
De Tiyasha, Sharma Pooja, Upilli Bharathram, Vivekanand A, Bari Shreya, Sonakar Akhilesh Kumar, Srivastava Achal Kumar, Faruq Mohammed
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BACKGROUND: The ethnic diversity of India provides a unique opportunity to study the history of the origin of mutations of genetic disorders. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 27B (SCA27B), a recently identified dominantly inherited cerebellar disorder is caused by GAA-repeat expansions in intron 1 of Fibroblast Growth Factor 14 (FGF14). Predominantly reported in the European population, we aimed to screen this...
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