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We did a linkage study of 2 multigenerational pedigrees with dominant olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) other than SCA1, with chromosome 12q microsatellites. Multipoint linkage analysis led to the conclusion that the disease locus locates within the 6.2 cM interval between IGF1 and D12S84/D12S105. This result coincides with that of Cuban ataxia pedigrees designated as SCA2. Our study provides genetic evidence that dominant OPCA in the Japanese consists of at least two genetically different disorders: SCA1 and SCA2.
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Ihara, T., Sasaki, H., Wakisaka, A. et al. Genetic heterogeneity of dominantly inherited olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) in the Japanese: Linkage study of two pedigrees and evidence for the disease locus on chromosome 12q (SCA2). Jap J Human Genet 39, 305–313 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01874049
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