A Cluster of Friedreich's Ataxia in Rimouski, Québec
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 6 (2) , 205-208
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100119651
Abstract
Summary We described a cluster of 8 independent sibships of Friedreich's ataxia in the ShFabien parish of Rimouski and have shown that they are all related within 6 generations. The study of this geographic and genetic isolate permitted the investigation of certain unusual features of the disease such as constant myopia, delayed reaction times to pain, flexor spasms, anda rapid evolution.Keywords
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