Clinical and genetic analysis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) in Zambian families

Clinical and genetic analysis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) in Zambian families

Abstract Background To date, 43 types of Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCAs) have been identified. A subset of the SCAs are caused by the pathogenic expansion of a CAG repeat tract within the corresponding gene. Ethnic and geographic differences are evident in the prevalence of the autosomal dominant SCA...

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Main Authors: Masharip Atadzhanov, Danielle C. Smith, Mwila H. Mwaba, Omar K. Siddiqi, Alan Bryer, L. Jacquie Greenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Cerebellum & Ataxias
Subjects:
Spinocerebellar ataxias
Zambia
SCA7
Macular degeneration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40673-017-0075-5

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