Identification of Abnormal 51 CTA/CTG Expansion as Probably the Shortest Pathogenic Allele for Spinocerebellar Ataxia-8 in China

Neurosci Bull. 2018 Oct;34(5):859-862. doi: 10.1007/s12264-018-0247-1. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Authors

Minjin Wang¹, Shuo Guo¹, Wencong Yao¹, Jun Wang¹, Jianxia Tao¹, Yanbing Zhou¹, Binwu Ying²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. binwuying@126.com.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
China
DNA Repeat Expansion
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics*
Spinocerebellar Degenerations / genetics*
Spinocerebellar Degenerations / physiopathology*

Substances

ATXN8OS gene product, human
RNA, Long Noncoding

Supplementary concepts

Spinocerebellar ataxia 8