An interrupted 34-CAG repeat SCA-2 allele in patients with sporadic spinocerebellar ataxia

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 491-493

  Costanzi Porrini, S ^a   Tessarolo, D ^a   Abbruzzese, C ^a   Liguori, M ^a   Ashizawa, Tetsuo ^b,c   Giacanelli, M ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAG; Interrupted repeats; Penetrance; SCA 2

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034711769     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.2.491     Document Type: Article

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