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Has spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 a distinct phenotype? Genetic and clinical study of an Italian family.
Neurology - 1 Apr 1995
Filla A, De Michele G, Banfi S, Santoro L, Perretti A, Cavalcanti F, Pianese L, Castaldo I, Barbieri F, Campanella G
Abstract excerpt
The gene for spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is mapped to chromosome 12q23-24.1. Using D12S79 and D12S105, we performed linkage analysis in nine individuals including six affected members of a four-generation family in which we excluded SCA1 by direct mutation analysis. We obtained a lod score = 2.37 at theta = 0.00 for the compound haplotype. The clinical picture appeared homogeneous, showing the absence of...
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