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    Ann Neurol. 2004 Aug;56(2):299-302.

    Chorein detection for the diagnosis of chorea-acanthocytosis.

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    Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

    Abstract

    Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is a severe, neurodegenerative disorder that shares clinical features with Huntington's disease and McLeod syndrome. It is caused by mutations in VPS13A, which encodes a large protein called chorein. Using antichorein antisera, we found expression of chorein in all human cells analyzed. However, chorein expression was absent or noticeably reduced in ChAc patient cells, but not McLeod syndrome and Huntington's disease cells. This suggests that loss of chorein expression is a diagnostic feature of ChAc.

    Copyright 2004 American Neurological Association

    PMID:
    15293285
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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