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Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome: intrafamilial variability and the size of the FMR1 premutation CGG repeat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17290448     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurological progressive disorder associated with the FMR1 gene premutation. We report on variable presentation of findings associated with FXTAS in 3 brothers aged 68, 74, and 73 years, carrying premutation alleles of (CGG)(123,) (CGG)(109), and (CGG)(91) triplets, respectively. Based on previously proposed diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, clinical and radiological data allowed establishing a "definite" diagnosis of FXTAS in the two carriers of the longest (CGG)(n). The carrier of the (CGG)(91) allele, although presenting a major radiological sign of the syndrome (symmetrical white-matter lesions in the middle cerebellar peduncles), did not have any significant neurological manifestation at 73 years of age.
Authors:
Leonardo P Capelli; Márcia R R Gonçalves; Fernando Kok; Cláudia C Leite; Ricardo Nitrini; Egberto R Barbosa; Angela M Vianna-Morgante
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0885-3185     ISO Abbreviation:  Mov. Disord.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-01     Completed Date:  2007-07-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610688     Medline TA:  Mov Disord     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  866-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Cerebellum / pathology*
Family
Female
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein / genetics*
Fragile X Syndrome / genetics*,  pathology
Humans
Interleukin-4 / blood
Interleukin-5 / blood
Interleukin-6 / blood
Interleukin-8 / blood
Male
Pedigree
Siblings
Trinucleotide Repeats*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/FMR1 protein, human; 0/Interleukin-5; 0/Interleukin-6; 0/Interleukin-8; 139135-51-6/Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein; 207137-56-2/Interleukin-4

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