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Ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency presenting as mutation negative Friedreich's ataxia.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 1998
Hammans S R, Kennedy C R
Abstract excerpt
Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency is an autosomal recessive condition associated with a defect in the a-tocopherol transfer protein. Clinically it manifests as a progressive ataxia with a phenotype resembling that of Friedreich's ataxia. There is some evidence that progression of neurological symptoms is prevented by vitamin E therapy. A patient is described who was given a clinical diagnosis of Friedreich's...
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