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Case Reports
. 1993 Sep;43(9):1750-2.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.9.1750.

A dominant hereditary ataxia resembling Machado-Joseph disease in Arnhem Land, Australia

T Burt  1 , P Blumbergs, B Currie
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A dominant hereditary ataxia resembling Machado-Joseph disease in Arnhem Land, Australia

T Burt et al. Neurology. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

A dominant ataxia among four families of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal people of Northern Australia has many clinical features in common with Machado-Joseph disease. Neuropathology on one case showed multiple system involvement, with sparing of the inferior olives and cerebellar cortex, consistent with Machado-Joseph disease. Portuguese ancestry is possible, although not proven.

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