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Familial essential tremor is not associated with SCA‐12 mutation in southern Italy
Author(s) -
Nicoletti Giuseppe,
Annesi Grazia,
Carrideo Sara,
Tomaino Carmine,
Di Costanzo Alfonso,
Zappia Mario,
Quattrone Aldo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10191
Subject(s) - spinocerebellar ataxia , essential tremor , mutation , ataxia , medicine , genetics , pediatrics , biology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , gene
We investigated 30 patients with familial essential tremor (ET) for spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 (SCA‐12) mutations. No patient presented a CAG repeat larger than 19, suggesting that familial ET and SCA‐12 are distinct diseases. © 2002 Movement Disorder Society