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Spinocerebellar Ataxias: Phenotypic Spectrum of PolyQ versus Non-Repeat Expansion Forms.
Cerebellum (London, England) - 1 Dec 2024
Moura João, Oliveira Jorge, Santos Mariana, Costa Sara, Silva Lénia, Lemos Carolina, Barros José, Sequeiros Jorge, Damásio Joana
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are most frequently due to (CAG)n (coding for polyglutamine, polyQ) expansions and, less so, to expansion of other oligonucleotide repeats (non-polyQ) or other type of variants (non-repeat expansion SCA). In this study we compared polyQ and non-repeat expansion SCA, in a cohort of patients with hereditary ataxia followed at a tertiary hospital. From a prospective study, 88 patients...
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