SEVERITY OF X-LINKED RECESSIVE BULBOSPINAL NEURONOPATHY CORRELATES WITH SIZE OF THE TANDEM CAG REPEAT IN ANDROGEN RECEPTOR GENE

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DOYU, M
SOBUE, G
MUKAI, E
KACHI, T
YASUDA, T
MITSUMA, T
TAKAHASHI, A
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[1] AICHI MED UNIV,DEPT INTERNAL MED 4,DIV NEUROL,NAGAKUTE,AICHI 48011,JAPAN
[2] NAGOYA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,NAGOYA,AICHI 466,JAPAN
[3] NATL NAGOYA HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,NAGOYA,JAPAN
[4] NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,NAGOYA,JAPAN
[5] NATL CHUBU HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,OBU,JAPAN
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10.1002/ana.410320517
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The genetic mutation of X-linked recessive bulbospinal neuronopathy is amplification of a polymorphic tandem CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene. We studied this CAG repeat in 26 Japanese patients from 21 families with X-linked recessive bulbospinal neuronopathy. The number of CAG repeats was significantly correlated with the age at onset of limb muscular weakness (r = -0.596, p < 0.001) and age-adjusted scored disability (r = 0.446, p < 0.03). The length of the CAG repeat therefore seems to be a determinant factor of clinical severity.
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