Identification of a suitable SNP for allele-specific silencing of the disease-causing gene in SCA1 patients in South Africa

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-132). === Spinocerebellar ataxia 1 (SCA1) is part of a broader group of dominant neurodegenerative disorders caused by an unstable CAG trinucleotide repeat. There is no known cure for this disease and symptoms worsen progressively culminating in death....

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Main Author: Baine, Fiona Kebirungi
Other Authors: Greenberg, L J ; Bryer, Alan ; Wood, M ; Scholefield, Janine
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13436