Taiwanese cases of SCA2 are derived from a single founder

We have assessed the haplotypes at the ATXN2 locus in Taiwanese controls and in individuals with SCA2 ataxia with both ataxic and parkinsonian features. Our intention was to determine whether a different ataxin 2 haplotypes predisposed to the two phenotypes. In fact, our analysis showed that all SCA2 mutations carriers had the same ataxin 2 haplotype: haplotype B, which accounts for only 15% of control haplotypes, implying that there is a common founder for all Taiwanese SCA2 patients. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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