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- Title
Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias in Spain: molecular and clinical correlations, prevalence estimation and survival analysis.
- Authors
Infante, J.; Combarros, O.; Volpini, V.; Corral, J.; Llorca, J.; Berciano, J.
- Abstract
Infante J, Combarros O, Volpini V, Corral J, Llorca J, Berciano J. Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias in Spain: molecular and clinical correlations, prevalence estimation and survival analysis.Acta Neurol Scand 2005: 111: 391–399.© Blackwell Munksgaard 2005.The genetic and clinical profile of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) displays marked geographical and ethnical variability.We have analysed the molecular and clinical correlations in an ethnically homogeneous sample of 30 Spanish ADCA kindreds. Minimal point prevalence for the region of Cantabria was estimated.Seventy per cent of the families harboured known mutations. Areflexia, slow saccades and hypopallesthesia predominated in SCA2; nystagmus, pyramidal signs or areflexia restricted to the legs in SCA 3; and retinal degeneration, pyramidal signs and slow saccades in SCA 7. Anticipation and intergenerational instability were greater in SCA 7. Length of expansions and age at onset were inversely correlated in all SCA subtypes. Larger expansions correlated with areflexia in SCA 2, with pyramidal signs in SCA 3 and with early visual impairment in SCA 7. Survival was similar among the different SCA subtypes. Prevalence of ADCA in Cantabria was 1.6 cases per 100,000 population.This report shows the epidemiological, clinical and genetic profile of ADCA in Spain, providing additional data regarding the broad clinical heterogeneity of these disorders and the variability of the genotype–phenotype correlations.
- Subjects
CEREBELLAR ataxia; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; RETINAL degeneration; VISION disorders; GENETIC research; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2005, Vol 111, Issue 6, p391
- ISSN
0001-6314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00400.x