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ArticleCerebellum (London, England)2024

Parkinsonism in SCA19/22: Dopamine Transporter Imaging in an Italian Family Harboring a Novel Mutation.

Elena Contaldi, Silvia Gallo, Lucia Corrado, Sandra D'Alfonso, Luca Magistrelli

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Article in Cerebellum (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elena ContaldiMovement Disorders Centre, Neurology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy. contaldie@yahoo.it.
Silvia GalloMovement Disorders Centre, Neurology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Lucia CorradoDepartment of Health Sciences, Centre of Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases (CAAD), University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Sandra D'AlfonsoDepartment of Health Sciences, Centre of Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases (CAAD), University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Luca MagistrelliMovement Disorders Centre, Neurology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)19/22 is a channelopathy caused by mutations in the KCND3 gene encoding for the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv4.3. In the present work, we report an Italian family harboring a novel KCND3 missense mutation characterized by ataxia and mild parkinsonism. Patients underwent dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography to assess dopaminergic degeneration. Normal findings were observed, and treatment with levodopa did not yield any benefit, thus suggesting the involvement of other mechanisms to explain parkinsonian symptoms in SCA19/22. Our cases expand the genetic and imaging spectrum of this rare disease and emphasize a cautious approach in managing parkinsonism in these patients.

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Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsParkinsonian DisordersTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonAdultDopaminergic ImagingFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePedigreeSpinocerebellar AtaxiasSpinocerebellar DegenerationsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins123-I-FP-CIT SPECTKCND3ParkinsonismSCA19/22Spinocerebellar ataxia

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PMID37857779
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