Abstract
Investigators from Aachen University, Germany, and multiple centers in Europe, UK, USA, Turkey and Argentina, report the results of SIL1 mutation analysis in 62 patients presenting with early-onset ataxia, cataracts and myopathy, the characteristic Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome triad.
Highlights
Investigators from Aachen University, Germany, and multiple centers in Europe, UK, USA, Turkey and Argentina, report the results of SIL1 mutation analysis in 62 patients presenting with early-onset ataxia, cataracts and myopathy, the characteristic Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome triad
Sixteen unrelated families had a total of 19 different SIL1 mutations
SIL1 mutations are invariably associated with a combination of cerebellar ataxia and chronic myopathy
Summary
Investigators from Aachen University, Germany, and multiple centers in Europe, UK, USA, Turkey and Argentina, report the results of SIL1 mutation analysis in 62 patients presenting with early-onset ataxia, cataracts and myopathy, the characteristic Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome triad. The mutation detection rate was 60% (15/25) among patients with the characteristic triad and
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