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Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
A X-linked hereditary ataxia that is characterized by adult-onset progressive intention tremor and gait ataxia, is caused by expanded trinucleotide repeat of the FMR1 gene that causes a toxic gain of function of FMR1 RNA
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Overview
A X-linked hereditary ataxia that is characterized by adult-onset progressive intention tremor and gait ataxia, is caused by expanded trinucleotide repeat of the FMR1 gene that causes a toxic gain of function of FMR1 RNA
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