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[Does the ataxo-choreic form of DRPLA exist in Europe? Search of mutation in 120 families].
Revue neurologique - 1 Nov 1995
Dubourg O, Dürr A, Chneiweiss H, Stevanin G, Cancel G, Penet C, Agid Y, Brice A
Abstract excerpt
Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a degeneration of cerebellar and pallidal efferents, more frequent in Japan. Isolated cases are also encountered. Patients present with variable combination of signs including myoclonus, ataxia, epilepsy, choreoathetosis and dementia, with onset from childhood to the seventh decade. Clinically, DRPLA...
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