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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 and methods of detection

US9556488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2014
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q2600/158
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule containing a repeat region of an isolated spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8) coding sequence, the coding sequence located within the long arm of chromosome 13, and the complement of the nucleic acid molecule. Diagnostic methods based on identification of this repeat region are also provided.

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