Spinocerebellar ataxias: genotype-phenotype correlations in 104 Brazilian families

OBJECTIVE: Spinocerebellar ataxias are neurodegenerative disorders involving the cerebellum and its connections. There are more than 30 distinct subtypes, 16 of which are associated with an identified gene. The aim of the current study was to evaluate a large group of patients from 104 Brazilian fam...

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Main Authors: Hélio A. G. Teive, Renato P. Munhoz, Walter O. Arruda, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, Salmo Raskin, Lineu C. Werneck, Tetsuo Ashizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000500007