Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 in Brazil Ataxia espinocerebelar tipo 6 no Brasil

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA 6) is an autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia caused by CAG repeat expansion in the SCA6 gene, a alpha 1A voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit gene on chromosome 19p13. SCA-6 is characterized predominantly by slowly progressive pure cerebellar ataxia with late...

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Main Authors: Hélio A.G. Teive, Renato Puppi Munhoz, Salmo Raskin, Lineu César Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000500015