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Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I. Clinical and molecular study in 36 Italian families including a comparison between SCA1 and SCA2 phenotypes.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Oct 1996
Filla A, De Michele G, Campanella G, Perretti A, Santoro L, Serlenga L, Ragno M, Calabrese O, Castaldo I, De Joanna G, Cocozza S
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We studied 83 patients from 36 Italian families with autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I. Mean onset age +/- SD was 34.2 +/- 12.8 years with a mean anticipation of 12.8 +/- 15.1 in 52 parent-offspring pairs. Onset age anticipation occurred predominantly through paternal transmission. Mean age at death was at 56.5 +/- 15.5 years. The most common associated features were supranuclear ophthalmoplegia,...
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