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Sacsin-related ataxia caused by the novel nonsense mutation Arg4325X

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This work was supported by a grant from the Research Committee for Ataxic Diseases (Y.T.) of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Japan.

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Yamamoto, Y., Nakamori, M., Konaka, K. et al. Sacsin-related ataxia caused by the novel nonsense mutation Arg4325X. J Neurol 253, 1372–1373 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0252-6

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