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Neurodegeneration with Ataxia, Dystonia, and Gaze Palsy, Childhood-Onset
A neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by onset of gait ataxia, cognitive decline, and gaze palsy in the first or second decades and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the SQSTM1 gene on chromosome 5q35.
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Overview
A neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by onset of gait ataxia, cognitive decline, and gaze palsy in the first or second decades and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the SQSTM1 gene on chromosome 5q35.
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