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Machado-Joseph Disease
An autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia that is characterized by slow degeneration of the hindbrain and is caused by expansion of CAG triplet repeats (glutamine) in the ATXN3 gene.
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Overview
An autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia that is characterized by slow degeneration of the hindbrain and is caused by expansion of CAG triplet repeats (glutamine) in the ATXN3 gene.
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