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4
ISSN:
1468-330X
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Background Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) is caused by abnormal expansions of CAG/CAA trinucleotides within the TATA-box binding protein gene (TBP). The currently accepted critical threshold of abnormal expansions is ≥43. - Objective To investigate the minimal CAG/CAA expansion within the TBP in SCA17. - Results 285 patients with autosomal-dominant ataxia were examined, and abnormal or borderline expansions of CAG/CAA within TBP in eight cases were found. Of those, four patients from three families had exactly 42 CAG/CAA trinucleotides, that is, one codon less than the currently accepted critical threshold of 43. The four patients presented with a relatively benign phenotype. All had dysdiadochokinesia and dysarthria. Mild gait ataxia was observed in three of the four patients. - Conclusion The reference definition of at least 43 CAG/CAA codons for pathological SCA17 alleles should be lowered to 42.
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Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, London : BMJ Publishing Group, 1944, 81(2010), 12, Seite 1396-1399, 1468-330X
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volume:81
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year:2010
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number:12
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pages:1396-1399
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extent:4
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1136/jnnp.2009.180711
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