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Spinocerebellar ataxia 13 is a slowly progressive and relatively pure autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia with childhood onset and mental deficiency. The responsible gene has been assigned to a 5.2 Mbases interval on chromosome 19q in a single French family.
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Stevanin, G., Durr, A., Benammar, N. et al. Spinocerebellar ataxia with mental retardation (SCA13). Cerebellum 4, 43–46 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1080/14734220510007923
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