## Abstract Spinocerebellar ataxias are heterogeneous disorders with overlapping clinical features. Spinocerebellar ataxiaβ6 is a dominantly inherited condition characterized by relatively pure ataxia with a paucity of other manifestations including extrapyramidal findings. We report on two patient
Molecular epidemiology of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
β Scribed by Kate Craig; Sharon M. Keers; Kate Archibald; Ann Curtis; Patrick F. Chinnery
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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