We report an Italian family in which molecular genetic analysis showed expansion of CAG repeats indicative of the SCA2 genotype. This family confirms that ataxia, ophthalmoparesis and sensory peripheral neuropathy are the salient features of the SCA2 phenotype. In the present cases, early onset and mental deterioration were important additional findings. Nerve biopsy findings were compatible with a chronic axonopathy. We found a direct correlation between length of triplet expansion and severity of the clinical symptoms. Of particular interest is the late-onset phenotypical expression in a patient with 34 repeats.
Malandrini, A., Galli, L., Villanova, M., Palmeri, S., Parrotta, E., Defalco, D., et al. (1998). CAG repeat expansion in an italian family with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2): a clinical and genetic study. EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, 40(3), 164-168 [10.1159/000007974].
CAG repeat expansion in an italian family with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2): a clinical and genetic study
MALANDRINI A.;RENIERI A.;
1998-01-01
Abstract
We report an Italian family in which molecular genetic analysis showed expansion of CAG repeats indicative of the SCA2 genotype. This family confirms that ataxia, ophthalmoparesis and sensory peripheral neuropathy are the salient features of the SCA2 phenotype. In the present cases, early onset and mental deterioration were important additional findings. Nerve biopsy findings were compatible with a chronic axonopathy. We found a direct correlation between length of triplet expansion and severity of the clinical symptoms. Of particular interest is the late-onset phenotypical expression in a patient with 34 repeats.
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