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ArticleJournal of movement disorders2021

New Nonsense Variant c.2983G>T; p.Glu995* in the CACNA1A Gene Causes Progressive Autosomal Dominant Ataxia.

Yannic Saathoff, Saskia Biskup, Claudia Funke, Christian Roth

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Article in Journal of movement disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yannic SaathoffDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany.
Saskia BiskupCenter for Genomics and Transcriptomics (CeGaT) GmbH, Tuebingen, Germany.
Claudia FunkePractice for Human Genetics, Tuebingen, Germany.
Christian RothDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany.
CeGaT (Germany) · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genetic testing of hereditary ataxias includes screening for CAG-repeat expansions as well as pathogenic variants and nontranslated oligonucleotide expansion, which can cause spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). Genotype-phenotype correlations of several SCA subtypes are difficult to establish, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report a 58-year-old male patient who presented with severe generalized ataxia, horizontal gaze-evoked nystagmus, cognitive impairment and a positive family history of gait difficulties. Genetic panel diagnostics revealed a new nonsense pathogenic variant in the CACNA1A gene (c.2983G>T; p. Glu995*) that segregated with the phenotype in three clinically affected family members. This gene is related to SCA type 6 (SCA6), episodic ataxia type 2, familial hemiplegic migraine type 1, among others. When it is supported by the clinical findings and family history, additional DNA sequencing beyond fragment length analysis should be performed.

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CACNA1AChannelopathiesSpinocerebellar ataxia type 6

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PMID33121221
PMCPMC7840235
OpenAlexW3097651792

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