Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (PAPT) can be observed in both acquired brainstem or cerebellar lesions and genetic disorders.</p> <p><strong>Phenomenology shown:</strong> PAPT due to mutation in <em>POLG</em>...

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Main Authors: Marie Mongin, Cécile Delorme, Timothée Lenglet, Claude Jardel, Catherine Vignal, Emmanuel Roze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2016-05-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/382
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author Marie Mongin
Cécile Delorme
Timothée Lenglet
Claude Jardel
Catherine Vignal
Emmanuel Roze
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Cécile Delorme
Timothée Lenglet
Claude Jardel
Catherine Vignal
Emmanuel Roze
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description <p><strong>Background:</strong> Progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (PAPT) can be observed in both acquired brainstem or cerebellar lesions and genetic disorders.</p> <p><strong>Phenomenology shown:</strong> PAPT due to mutation in <em>POLG</em>, the gene encoding the mitochondrial DNA polymerase.</p> <p><strong>Educational value:</strong> <em>POLG</em> mutation should be considered in patients with PAPT, particularly when additional clues such as a sensory neuronopathy or an ophthalmoplegia are present.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-d22e43eb0db9444499e3791dbaaeab422022-12-21T22:05:05ZengUbiquity PressTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements2160-82882016-05-01610.7916/D86M36RK265Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> MutationsMarie Mongin0Cécile Delorme1Timothée Lenglet2Claude Jardel3Catherine Vignal4Emmanuel Roze5- CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau, Service de Neurologie, 37000, Tours, France. - Université François Rabelais de Tours, 37032 Tours, France.- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Département de Neurologie, 75013, Paris, France. - Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, 75013, Paris, France.Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Département de Neurophysiologie, 75013, Paris, France.- AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Service de Biochimie Métabolique et Centre de Génétique moléculaire et chromosomique, 75013, Paris, France. - Inserm U 1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Institut Cochin, 75013, Paris, France.Rothschild Ophthalmologic Foundation, Neuroophthalmology Department, 25 rue Manin, 75019, Paris, France.- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Département de Neurologie, 75013, Paris, France. - Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, 75013, Paris, France.<p><strong>Background:</strong> Progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (PAPT) can be observed in both acquired brainstem or cerebellar lesions and genetic disorders.</p> <p><strong>Phenomenology shown:</strong> PAPT due to mutation in <em>POLG</em>, the gene encoding the mitochondrial DNA polymerase.</p> <p><strong>Educational value:</strong> <em>POLG</em> mutation should be considered in patients with PAPT, particularly when additional clues such as a sensory neuronopathy or an ophthalmoplegia are present.</p>https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/382
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Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
title Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
title_full Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
title_fullStr Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
title_full_unstemmed Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
title_short Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor: Think about <i>POLG</i> Mutations
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