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Sørensen K, Vestrheim IE, Lerdal B, Skranes J. Functional Skills among Preschool Children with Cerebral Palsy - Assessment before and after Early Intervention. Dev Neurorehabil 2020; 23:519-525. [PMID: 31779501 DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2019.1698069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objective: To assess and evaluate the change in functional skills among children with cerebral palsy (CP) who participated in an intensified habilitation program. Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, a cohort of 39 preschool children (2-5 years) with cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I-V) together with their parents participated in an intensified multidimensional habilitation program for 1 year. Activities strengthening functional skills were among the main interventions. The children were evaluated with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory before and after the program period. Results: Only children at GMFCS levels I-II showed improvements in mobility and social function on norm-referenced scales. After the intervention period, these children scored similar to the mean for typically developing children of the same age on the social function domain. Conclusions: Functional skills among preschool children with CP, GMFCS levels I-II, seems strengthened after participation in an intensified habilitation program.
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- Sørlandet Hospital HF , Arendal, Norway.,Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Trondheim, Norway
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Vaidyanathan S. Thorium Utilization in Pressurized Water Reactors Using Bimetallic Thorium-Zirconium Alloy Cladding. NUCL TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1706377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Al-Nasser A, Al-Khalaifah H, Al-Mansour H, Ahmad A, Ragheb G. Evaluating farm size and technology use in poultry production in Kuwait. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2020.1737625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- A. Al-Nasser
- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
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- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
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- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
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- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
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- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
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Dhurandhar SK, Sinha SL, Verma SK. Effects of Mixing Vane Spacer on Flow and Thermal Behavior of Fluid in Fuel Channels of Nuclear Reactors—A Review. NUCL TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1698257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Satish Kumar Dhurandhar
- National Institute of Technology Raipur, Mechanical Engineering Department, Raipur(C.G.)- 492010, India
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- National Institute of Technology Raipur, Mechanical Engineering Department, Raipur(C.G.)- 492010, India
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- Institute for Plasma Research, Cryopump & Pellet Injector Division and Advanced Computer Simulation Group, Gandhinagar-382428, Gujarat, India
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Olgun O, Yildiz A, Şahin A. Evaluation of dietary presence or use of cadmium in poultry. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2020.1729669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- O. Olgun
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kirsehir Ahi Evran, Kirsehir, Turkey
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Ranjha MMAN, Irfan S, Nadeem M, Mahmood S. A Comprehensive Review on Nutritional Value, Medicinal Uses, and Processing of Banana. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2020.1725890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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Zimmer MD, Bolotnov IA. Exploring Two-Phase Flow Regime Transition Mechanisms Using High-Resolution Virtual Experiments. NUCL SCI ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2020.1722543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Matthew D. Zimmer
- North Carolina State University, Nuclear Engineering Department, 2500 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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- North Carolina State University, Nuclear Engineering Department, 2500 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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Abd-Elghany AA, Diab H, Sulieman A. Determination of electron radiation dose uncertainty for strontium tetraborate doped with samarium. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2020.1727676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Amr A. Abd-Elghany
- Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
- Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Giza, Egypt
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- Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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Nooribakhsh M, Mollamotalebi M. A review on statistical approaches for anomaly detection in DDoS attacks. INFORMATION SECURITY JOURNAL: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/19393555.2020.1717019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mahsa Nooribakhsh
- Department of Computer, Buinzahra branch, Islamic Azad University, Buinzahra, Iran
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- Department of Computer, Buinzahra branch, Islamic Azad University, Buinzahra, Iran
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Kuwagaki K, Nishiyama J, Obara T. Evaluation of Discharged Fuel in Preproposed Breed-and-Burn Reactors from Proliferation, Decay Heat, and Radiotoxicity Aspects. NUCL SCI ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2019.1706322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Kazuki Kuwagaki
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, 2-12-1-N1-19 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, 2-12-1-N1-19 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, 2-12-1-N1-19 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Cheng K, Bright JA, Kerr Z, Taylor D, Ciecko A, Curran J, Buckleton J. Examining the additivity of peak heights in forensic DNA profiles. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2019.1704060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Kevin Cheng
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory, Andover, MN, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Bart HJ, Jildeh H, Attarakih M. Population Balances for Extraction Column Simulations—An Overview. SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND ION EXCHANGE 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2019.1691136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Hans-Jörg Bart
- Chair of Separation Science and Technology, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Chair of Separation Science and Technology, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Chair of Separation Science and Technology, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Storey EA, Stow DA, Roberts DA. Evaluating uncertainty in Landsat-derived postfire recovery metrics due to terrain, soil, and shrub type variations in southern California. GISCIENCE & REMOTE SENSING 2019; n/a:10.1080/15481603.2019.1703287. [PMID: 32076393 PMCID: PMC7029482 DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2019.1703287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Temporal trajectories of apparent vegetation abundance based on the multi-decadal Landsat image series provide valuable information on the postfire recovery of chaparral shrublands, which tend to mature within one decade. Signals of change in fractional shrub cover (FSC) extracted from time-sequential Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data can be systematically biased due to spatial variation in shrub type, soil substrate, or illumination differences associated with topography. We evaluate the effects of these variables in Landsat-derived metrics of FSC and postfire recovery, based upon three chaparral sites in southern California which contain shrub community ecotones, complex terrain, and soil variations. Detailed validations of prefire and postfire FSC are based on high spatial resolution ortho-imagery; cross-stratified random sampling is used for variable control. We find that differences in the composition and structure of shrubs (inferred from ortho-imagery) can substantially influence FSC-NDVI relations and impact recovery metrics. Differences in soil type have a moderate effect on the FSC-NDVI relation in one of the study sites, while no substantial effects were observed due to variation of terrain illumination among the study sites. Arithmetic difference recovery metrics - based on NDVI values that were not normalized with unburned control plots - correlate in a moderate but significant manner with a change in FSC (R 2 values range 0.47-0.59 at two sites). Similar regression coefficients resulted from using Landsat visible reflectance data alone. The lowest correlations to FSC resulted from Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) and are attributed to the effects of the soil-adjustment factor in sparsely vegetated areas. The Normalized Burn Ratio and Normalized Burn Ratio 2 showed a moderate correlation to FSC. This study confirms the utility of Landsat NDVI data for postfire recovery evaluation and implies a need for stratified analysis of postfire recovery in some chaparral landscapes.
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- Emanuel A. Storey
- Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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S S, D R R, E S, J S. Measurement of radon concentration in drinking water and natural radioactivity in soil and their radiological hazards. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2019.1693175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Suresh S
- Department of Physics, M.P.E Society’s S.D.M Degree College, Honavar, India
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- Department of Studies & Research in Physics, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, India
- Department of Physics, PES University, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Physics, IDSG Government College, Chikmagalur, India
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- Department of Studies & Research in Physics, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, India
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Turkington GD, Lawrence T, Stuart W. Linguistic analysis of the valence, arousal and dominance of auditory hallucinations and internal thoughts in schizophrenia: Implications for psychoeducation and CBT. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2019.1703463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Gordon D Turkington
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Kirmizi M, Kocaoglu B. The key for success in enterprise information systems projects: development of a novel ERP readiness assessment method and a case study. ENTERP INF SYST-UK 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17517575.2019.1686656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mehmet Kirmizi
- Graduate School of Social Sciences, Piri Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Management Information Systems, Piri Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Salama KF, Randhawa MA, Al Mulla AA, Labib OA. Heavy metals in some date palm fruit cultivars in Saudi Arabia and their health risk assessment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2019.1671453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Khaled F. Salama
- Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Seasonal pelage color change of two sympatric arboreal squirrel species in the subarctic region. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2019.1682694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Németh AH, Bochukova E, Dunne E, Huson SM, Elston J, Hannan MA, Jackson M, Chapman CJ, Taylor AM. Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia with oculomotor apraxia (ataxia-telangiectasia-like syndrome) is linked to chromosome 9q34. Am J Hum Genet 2000; 67:1320-6. [PMID: 11022012 PMCID: PMC1288574 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9297(07)62962-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2000] [Accepted: 09/08/2000] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia (ataxia-telangiectasia-like syndrome [AOA]; MIM 208920) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ataxia, oculomotor apraxia, and choreoathetosis. These neurological features resemble those of ataxia-telangiectasia (AT), but in AOA there are none of the extraneurological features of AT, such as immunodeficiency, neoplasia, chromosomal instability, or sensitivity to ionizing radiation. It is unclear whether these patients have a true disorder of chromosomal instability or a primary neurodegenerative syndrome, and it has not been possible to identify the defective gene in AOA, since the families have been too small for linkage analysis. We have identified a new family with AOA, and we show that the patients have no evidence of chromosomal instability or sensitivity to ionizing radiation, suggesting that AOA in this family is a true primary cerebellar ataxia. We have localized the disease gene, by linkage analysis and homozygosity mapping, to a 15.9-cM interval on chromosome 9q34. This work will ultimately allow the disease gene to be identified and its relevance to other types of autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias to be determined.
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- A H Németh
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom.
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Nemeth AH, Bochukova E, Dunne E, Huson SM, Elston J, Hannan MA, Jackson M, Chapman CJ, Taylor AMR. Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia with Oculomotor Apraxia (Ataxia‐Telangiectasia–Like Syndrome) Is Linked to Chromosome 9q34. Am J Hum Genet 2000. [DOI: 10.1086/321199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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