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Articles tagged "Familial neurodegenerative diseases"

  • 2019 International Congress

    A hexanucleotide repeat within a SINE-VNTR-Alu retrotransposon inserted in TAF1 modifies expressivity of X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism

    A. Westenberger, C. Reyes, G. Saranza, V. Dobricic, H. Hanssen, A. Domingo, B-H. Laabs, A. Rakovic, P. Bauer, A. Rolfs, A. Münchau, L. Ozelius, R.. Jamora, R. Rosales, C. Diesta, K. Lohmann, I. König, N. Brüggemann, C. Klein (Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines)

    Objective: To investigate the role of a hexanucleotide repeat within a SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) retrotransposon insertion in the TAF1 gene in modifying expressivity of X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism…
  • 2019 International Congress

    Cockayne Syndrome manifesting as late adult onset cerebellar ataxia: expanding the phenotype

    R. Chuang (Seattle, WA, USA)

    Objective: To report an atypical case of Cockayne Syndrome manifesting as pure adult onset cerebellar ataxia. Background: Cockayne Syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive…
  • 2019 International Congress

    Adaptor Protein Complex 4-associated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (AP-4-HSP): A Paradigm of Childhood-Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Caused By Defective Protein Trafficking

    R. Behne, J. Teinert, M. Wimmer, S. Dwyer, A. Davies, J. Hirst, G. Borner, M. Robinson, L. Barrett, I. Chen, E. Buttermore, M. Sahin, D. Ebrahimi-Fakhari (Boston, MA, USA)

    Objective: Aims of this study include: 1) to generate induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons from patients with AP-4-associated HSP; 2) to characterize these neurons…
  • 2019 International Congress

    Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in Indian subcontinent patients with Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia 42

    A. Mehta, M. Javali, P. R, K. Haskar, D. Gupta, P. Acharya, S. Srinivasa (Bengaluru, India)

    Objective: We describe the case of  a family of 2 female siblings of Indian subcontinent with genetically proven SCA 42 Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) are…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in portuguese patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

    I. Cunha, A. Brás, J. Ribeiro, C. Januário (Coimbra, Portugal)

    Objective: To characterize the demographic, clinical and genetic features of HSP and to define the phenotypic spectrum and genotype-specific differences. Background: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Primary familial brain calcification – The impact of calcifications on the development of motor symptoms

    D. Alvarez-Fischer, C. Schiemenz, G. Mahlke, A. Keller, A. Westenberger, J. Erdmann, Z. Aherrahrou, C. Klein (Lübeck, Germany)

    Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the nigro-striatal system in a genetic mouse model of primary familial brain calcification (PFBC)…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A Randomized Trial of Deferiprone for Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration

    T. Klopstock, F. Tricta, L. Neumayr, I. Karin, G. Zorzi, C. Fradette, T. Kmieć, B. Buechner, H. Steele, R. Horvath, P. Chinnery, A. Basu, C. Küpper, C. Neuhofer, P. Dušek, F. Zhao, F. Zibordi, N. Nardocci, C. Aguilar, S. Hayflick, M. Spino, A. Blamire, P. Hogarth, E. Vichinsky (Munich, Germany)

    Objective: To investigate whether treatment with the iron-chelating drug deferiprone (DFP) has benefit in patients with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), the most common form of…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Deep brain stimulation for monogenic Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review

    T. Kuusimäki, J. Korpela, E. Pekkonen, M. Martikainen, A. Antonini, V. Kaasinen (Turku, Finland)

    Objective: The aim was to systematically investigate the outcome of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in genetic Parkinson’s disease (PD) compared to the patients with documented…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Intensive speech rehabilitation in degenerative ataxias improves intelligility

    A. Vogel, N. Rommel, M. Synofzik (Melbourne, Australia)

    Objective: To test the efficacy and tolerability of intensive home based treatment for dysarthria in ataxia Background: The loss of the ability to speak is…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Motor speech and swallowing phenotype of Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS)

    A. Vogel, N. Rommel, A. Oettinger, L. Stoll, E-M. Kraus, C. Gagnon, P. Krumm, M. Horger, D. Timmann, E. Storey, L. Schöls, M. Synofzik (Melbourne, Australia)

    Objective: To provide a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative characterization of speech and swallowing function in ARSACS to support diagnostics, provide insights into the underlying pathology,…
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