The Ratio of Expanded to Normal Ataxin 3 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Correlates with the Age at Onset in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3

Peter Breuer¹, Tim Rasche¹, Xinyu Han¹, Jennifer Faber², Katrin Haustein¹, Thomas Klockgether^{1

2}, Ullrich Wüllner^{1

2}

Affiliations

Peter Breuer et al. Mov Disord. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;37(5):1098-1099.

doi: 10.1002/mds.28962. Epub 2022 Mar 12.

Peter Breuer¹, Tim Rasche¹, Xinyu Han¹, Jennifer Faber², Katrin Haustein¹, Thomas Klockgether^{1

2}, Ullrich Wüllner^{1

2}

No abstract available

Keywords: ataxin 3; peripheral blood; quantification.

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