High frequency of Machado-Joseph disease identified in Southeastern Chinese kindreds with spinocerebellar ataxia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), caused by a CAG repeat expansion located in exon10 of the <it>ATXN3 </it>gene, is now regarded as one of the most common spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) in the world. The relative frequency of M...

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Main Authors: Gan Shi-Rui, Shi Sheng-Sheng, Wu Jian-Jun, Wang Ning, Zhao Gui-Xian, Weng Sheng-Tong, Murong Shen-Xing, Lu Chuan-Zhen, Wu Zhi-Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/47