More than one dozen hereditary ataxias are caused by repeat expansions. A newly discovered expansion may be the first known common genetic cause of late-onset ataxia.
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Shakkottai, V., Paulson, H. Expanding the genetic basis of ataxia. Nat Genet 51, 580–581 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0387-x
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