Analysis of the SCAI CAG repeat in a large number of families with dominant ataxia: Clinical and molecular correlations
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of Neurology
- Vol. 37 (2), 176-180
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410370207
Abstract
Autosomal dominantly inherited ataxias are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders. The gene involved in one subtype, spinocerebellar ataxia 1 (SCA I), was first localized to chromosome 6p. An unstable CAG repeat has been identified as the responsible mutation. In this study, 88 families with various types of inherited ataxias and 16 individuals with sporadic cerebellar ataxia were investigated to determine the frequency of this mutation, the behavior of the SCA1 CAG repeat during transmission, and the clinical features specific to this form of disease. Only 12 of the families carried the SCA1 mutation; 10 of the 12 were of French origin. When transmitted paternally, the repeat was more unstable and larger in size. Age at onset was inversely correlated with the number of CAG repeats. Anticipation in age at onset of about 11 years was observed in offspring. Analysis of the clinical features did not distinguish SCA1 from other forms of dominantly inherited ataxias. In the absence of distinguishing clinical characteristics, the diagnosis of SCA1 in single affected patients or family members can only be made by direct detection of the mutation, opening the way for presymptomatic testing.Keywords
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