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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/47 |