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16389941

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) represents a very rare and severe autosomal dominantly inherited cerebellar ataxia (ADCA). It belongs to the group of CAG-repeat or polyglutamine diseases with its underlying molecular genetical defect on chromosome 3p12-p21.1. Here, we performed a systematic study of the neuropathology on unconventional thick serial sections of the first available brain tissue of a genetically confirmed late-onset SCA7 patient with a very short CAG-repeat expansion. Along with myelin pallor of a variety of central nervous fiber tracts, we observed i) neurodegeneration in select areas of the cerebral cortex, and ii) widespread nerve cell loss in the cerebellum, thalamus, nuclei of the basal ganglia, and brainstem. In addition, upon immunocytochemical analysis using the anti-polyglutamine antibody 1C2, immunopositive neuronal intranuclear inclusions bodies (NI) were observed in all cerebellar regions, in all parts of the cerebral cortex, and in telencephalic and brainstem nuclei, irrespective of whether they underwent neurodegeneration. These novel findings provide explanations for a variety of clinical symptoms and paraclinical findings of both our and other SCA7 patients. Finally, our immunocytochemical analysis confirms previous studies which described the presence of NI in obviously degenerated brain and retinal regions as well as in apparently well-preserved brain regions and retina of SCA7 patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1015-6305
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7): first report of a systematic neuropathological study of the brain of a patient with a very short expanded CAG-repeat.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Clinical Neuroanatomy, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. U.Rueb@em.uni-frankfurt.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't