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Identification of Abnormal 51 CTA/CTG Expansion as Probably the Shortest Pathogenic Allele for Spinocerebellar Ataxia-8 in China

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81301486 and 81672095).

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    Minjin Wang, Shuo Guo, Wencong Yao, Jun Wang, Jianxia Tao, Yanbing Zhou & Binwu Ying

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Wang, M., Guo, S., Yao, W. et al. Identification of Abnormal 51 CTA/CTG Expansion as Probably the Shortest Pathogenic Allele for Spinocerebellar Ataxia-8 in China. Neurosci. Bull. 34, 859–862 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-018-0247-1

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