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CAG repeat expansions in patients with sporadic cerebellar ataxia
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
CAG repeat expansions cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), SCA2, SCA3, SCA6 and dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA). So far these expansions have been examined mainly in ataxia patients with a family history. However, some sporadic cases with SCA have recently been reported. To elucidate the frequency and characteristics of sporadic SCAs, we screened 85 Japanese ataxia patients without a family...
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