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Replication analysis of the PRKN V380L (rs1801582) variant in a Japanese cohort of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.
BMC neurology - 23 Jun 2026
Nadbitova Ekaterina, Takei Nobuyuki, Hirokawa Sachiko, Hatano Yuya, Ishihara Tomohiko, Onodera Osamu, Koike Yuka Mitsuhashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is caused by CAG repeat expansion in ATXN3, which inversely correlates with age at onset but does not fully account for interindividual variability. A recent study in a mixed European/South and North American cohort suggested that the PRKN V380L variant (rs1801582), particularly in C/C homozygotes, was associated with earlier disease onset. We therefore performed a...
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- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Humans
