Evidence for a common Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) founder mutation in Scandinavia

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 918-922

  Jonasson, Jenni ^a   Juvonen, Vesa ^b   Sistonen, Pertti ^c   Ignatius, Jaakko ^d   Johansson, Daniel ^a   Björck, Erik J ^e   Wahlström, Jan ^f   Melberg, Atle ^g   Holmgren, Gösta ^h   Forsgren, Lars ⁱ   Holmberg, Monica ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Finnish Red Cross   (Finland)

^d JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h Department of Clinical Genetics ^*  (Sweden)

ⁱ UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Founder effect; Haplotype analysis; Linkage disequilibrium; SCA7; Scandinavia; Spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENMARK; FINLAND; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENEALOGY; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITARY ATAXIA; HUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SCANDINAVIA; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SWEDEN;

FEMALE; FINLAND; FOUNDER EFFECT; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; SWEDEN;

ATAXIA;

EID: 17744397508     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200557     Document Type: Article

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