Kufor-Rakeb syndrome, pallido-pyramidal degeneration with supranuclear upgaze paresis and dementia, maps to 1p36
DJ Hampshire, E Roberts, Y Crow, J Bond… - Journal of medical …, 2001 - jmg.bmj.com
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Kufor-Rakeb syndrome is an autosomal recessive nigro-striatal-pallidal-pyramidal
neurodegeneration. The onset is in the teenage years with clinical features of Parkinson's
disease plus spasticity, supranuclear upgaze paresis, and dementia. Brain scans show
atrophy of the globus pallidus and pyramids and, later, widespread cerebral atrophy. We
report linkage in Kufor-Rakeb syndrome to a 9 cM region of chromosome 1p36 delineated
by the markers D1S436 and D1S2843, with a maximum multipoint lod score of 3.6.
neurodegeneration. The onset is in the teenage years with clinical features of Parkinson's
disease plus spasticity, supranuclear upgaze paresis, and dementia. Brain scans show
atrophy of the globus pallidus and pyramids and, later, widespread cerebral atrophy. We
report linkage in Kufor-Rakeb syndrome to a 9 cM region of chromosome 1p36 delineated
by the markers D1S436 and D1S2843, with a maximum multipoint lod score of 3.6.
Kufor-Rakeb syndrome is an autosomal recessive nigro-striatal-pallidal-pyramidal neurodegeneration. The onset is in the teenage years with clinical features of Parkinson's disease plus spasticity, supranuclear upgaze paresis, and dementia. Brain scans show atrophy of the globus pallidus and pyramids and, later, widespread cerebral atrophy. We report linkage in Kufor-Rakeb syndrome to a 9 cM region of chromosome 1p36 delineated by the markers D1S436 and D1S2843, with a maximum multipoint lod score of 3.6.
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