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. 1995 Mar;37(3):289-93.
doi: 10.1002/ana.410370304.

A gene for hereditary paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia maps to chromosome 19p

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A gene for hereditary paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia maps to chromosome 19p

K Vahedi et al. Ann Neurol. 1995 Mar.

Abstract

Hereditary paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia (HPCA) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the recurrence of intermittent attacks of vestibulocerebellar ataxia lasting from 15 minutes to a few days. The number of attacks is often significantly decreased by acetazolamide treatment. Neurological examination shows a permanent gaze-evoked nystagmus, as well as a mild cerebellar ataxia in most patients. The paroxysmal feature of this condition is shared by another autosomal dominant neurological condition, familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM), a condition in which permanent cerebellar signs have also been reported in some families. Although hemiplegic migraine has never been reported in patients with HPCA, we hypothesized, based on the latter observations, that HPCA and FHM may be allelic disorders. We previously mapped a gene responsible for FHM on the short arm of chromosome 19. We performed linkage analysis with 6 markers spanning the FHM interval on a large HPCA family. Significant lod scores were obtained with 3 markers: D19S244 (LS = 3.71), D19S221 (3.60), and D19S226 (3.54) at theta = 0. Haplotype and multipoint linkage analysis established that the most likely location was the same interval of 30 cM encompassing the chromosome 19 FHM locus.

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  • Episodic ataxias as channelopathies.
    Griggs RC, Nutt JG. Griggs RC, et al. Ann Neurol. 1995 Mar;37(3):285-7. doi: 10.1002/ana.410370302. Ann Neurol. 1995. PMID: 7535034 No abstract available.

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