Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 72-73 , January 2003

A pediatric patient with sporadic dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy

  • Tomoyuki Takano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Takano; Department of Pediatrics; Shiga University of Medical Science; Seta-Tsukinowa; Otsu 520-2192, Japan.
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  • Kazuto Okuno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
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  • Yoshihiro Maruo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan
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  • Yoshihiro Takeuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu 520-2192, Japan

Received 28 May 2002 ,Accepted 24 July 2002.

References 

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  2. Nagafuchi S, Yanagisawa H, Sato K, et al.  Dentatorubral and pallidoluysian atrophy expansion of an unstable CAG trinucleotide on chromosome 12p. Nature Genet. 1994;6:9–13
  3. Ikeuchi T, Koide R, Tanaka H, et al.  Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) (Clinical features are closely related to unstable expansion of trinucleotide (CAG) repeat). Ann Neurol. 1995;37:769–775
  4. Shimizu N, Yamami T, Nakayama M, Ikeuchi T, Koide R, Tsuji S. A sporadic case of dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) with CAG repeat expansion but no clinical abnormalities in the father. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr. 1996;6:113–114

PII: S0887-8994(02)00496-4

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00496-4

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 72-73 , January 2003

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