Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxias in Japan
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- Tanaka Fumiaki
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Doi Hiroshi
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Kunii Misako
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine
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- 本邦でみられる常染色体劣性遺伝性脊髄小脳変性症
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Abstract
Recent new sequencing techniques allow the identification of novel responsible genes for autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxias (ARCAs). However, the same phenotypes are sometimes attributed to the different responsible genes in ARCAs. On the contrary, the same responsible genes may cause heterogeneous phenotypes with respect to the age at onset, symptoms, and the severity of the disease progression. In addition, it is an important issue to clarify whether the gene mutations identified in Caucasian patients with infantile-onset ARCAs are also observed in Japanese patients with adult-onset ARCAs. In this article we review the characteristics of several ARCAs, the existence of which has been recently identified or confirmed in Japan.
Journal
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- Rinsho Shinkeigaku
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Rinsho Shinkeigaku 56 (6), 395-399, 2016
Societas Neurologica Japonica