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ArticleNeurology. Genetics2025

High Prevalence of the Intronic GAA-

Ana Ignjatijevic, Femke Boorsma, Elles Wierenga, Fleur Vansenne, Corien C Verschuuren-Bemelmans, Jeroen de Vries, Dineke S Verbeek, Helga Westers, Cleo C van Diemen

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Article in Neurology. Genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Clinical, Genetic, and Imaging Characteristics of SCA27B: Insights from a Large Dutch Cohort.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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  5. Unravelling the Global Tapestry of Genetic Ataxias: Epidemiology and Genetic Testing Approaches.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ana IgnjatijevicDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8102-0743
Femke BoorsmaDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6454-5533
Elles WierengaDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.
Fleur VansenneDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0156-3417
Corien C Verschuuren-BemelmansDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5083-6530
Jeroen de VriesDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7534-4161
Dineke S VerbeekDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-7006
Helga WestersDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8291-5949
Cleo C van DiemenDepartment of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-2207

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objectives: A pathogenic GAA repeat expansion in the first intron of the fibroblast growth factor 14 ( Methods: Genomic DNA samples from 248 genetically unsolved patients with adult-onset ataxia were first tested by LR-PCR spanning the intronic Results: The (likely) pathogenic GAA Discussion: We conclude that GAA-

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PMID40017559
PMCPMC11867191

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