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ATXN2 and Its Neighbouring Gene SH2B3 Are Associated with Increased ALS Risk in the Turkish Population

Expansions of the polyglutamine (polyQ) domain (≥34) in Ataxin-2 (ATXN2) are the primary cause of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2). Recent studies reported that intermediate-length (27–33) expansions increase the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 1–4% of cases in diverse populations...

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Autores principales: Lahut, Suna, Ömür, Özgür, Uyan, Özgün, Ağım, Zeynep Sena, Özoğuz, Aslihan, Parman, Yeşim, Deymeer, Feza, Oflazer, Piraye, Koç, Filiz, Özçelik, Hilmi, Auburger, Georg, Başak, A. Nazlı
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042956