| Autor: |
Nickerson, Sarah L., Marquis-Nicholson, Renate, Claxton, Karen, Ashton, Fern, Leong, Ivone U. S., Prosser, Debra O., Love, Jennifer M., George, Alice M., Taylor, Graham, Wilson, Callum, McKinlay Gardner, R. J., Love, Donald R. |
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Microarrays (2076-3905); 2015, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p490-502, 13p |
| Abstrakt: |
Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia encompasses a large and heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders. We employed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis and whole exome sequencing to investigate a consanguineous Maori pedigree segregating ataxia. We identified a novel mutation in exon 10 of the SACS gene: c.7962T>G p.(Tyr2654*), establishing the diagnosis of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS). Our findings expand both the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of this rare disorder, and highlight the value of high-density SNP analysis and whole exome sequencing as powerful and cost-effective tools in the diagnosis of genetically heterogeneous disorders such as the hereditary ataxias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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