Article
Homozygous inheritance of the Machado-Joseph disease gene.
Annals of neurology - 1 Sept 1994
Lang A E, Rogaeva E A, Tsuda T, Hutterer J, St George-Hyslop P
Abstract excerpt
We report a patient presenting at age 16 years with postural instability and falls who developed severe generalized dystonia by the age of 20 years. He was the product of a consanguineous marriage. Maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother (brother and sister) living in the Azores were both affected by Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) beginning late in life. To date neither of the patient's parents are clinically...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Mapping
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Linkage
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Machado-Joseph Disease
- Male
- Middle Aged
