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Study Published in NEJM Reveals Hidden Genetic Anomaly Behind Common Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, McGill University, and other institutions have found that a well-concealed genetic variation in the gene FGF14, called a DNA tandem repeat expansion, causes a common form of late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a brain disorder that interferes with coordinated movement. Tandem repeat expansions are only found in...