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Relation between trinucleotide GAA repeat length and sensory neuropathy in Friedreich's ataxia.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jan 1999
Santoro L, De Michele G, Perretti A, Crisci C, Cocozza S, Cavalcanti F, Ragno M, Monticelli A, Filla A, Caruso G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To verify if GAA expansion size in Friedreich's ataxia could account for the severity of sensory neuropathy. METHODS: Retrospective study of 56 patients with Friedreich's ataxia selected according to homozygosity for GAA expansion and availability of electrophysiological findings. Orthodromic sensory conduction velocity in the median nerve was available in all patients and that of the tibial nerve in...
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