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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2019

Yemenite-Jewish families with Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3) share a recent common ancestor.

Reuven Sharony, Sandra Martins, Inês P D Costa, Roy Zaltzman, António Amorim, Jorge Sequeiros, Carlos R Gordon

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Reuven SharonyThe Genetic Institute, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Sandra Martinsi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. smartins@ipatimup.pt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-2920
Inês P D Costai3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-6393
Roy ZaltzmanSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
António Amorimi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-6247
Jorge Sequeirosi3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. jorge.sequeiros@ibmc.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-1037
Carlos R GordonSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 1994, a kindred from Yemen was described as the first Jewish family with Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3), a dominant ataxia caused by the expansion of a (CAG)

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AdultAfricaAllelesAsian PeopleAtaxin-3Gene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHaplotypesHumansIsraelJewsMachado-Joseph DiseasePhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRepressor ProteinsAtaxin-3ATXN3 protein, humanRepressor Proteins

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PMID31189928
PMCPMC6871535

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