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. 1979 May;6(2):205-8.
doi: 10.1017/s0317167100119651.

A cluster of Friedreich's ataxia in Rimouski, Québec

J P Bouchard, A Barbeau, R Bouchard, M Paquet, R W Bouchard

A cluster of Friedreich's ataxia in Rimouski, Québec

J P Bouchard et al. Can J Neurol Sci. 1979 May.

Abstract

We described a cluster of 8 independent sibships of Friedreich's ataxia in the St-Fabien parish of Rimouski and have shown that they are all related within 6 generations. The study of this geographic and genetic isolate permitted the investigation of certain unusual features of the disease such as constant myopia, delayed reaction times to pain, flexor spasms, and a rapid evolution.

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