Machado-Joseph (Azorean) disease in a Yemenite Jewish family in Israel

H. Goldberg-Stern, R. D'jaldetti, E. Melamed, N. Gadoth

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Abstract

Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), an autosomal dominant, progressive, multisystemdegeneration with cerebellar ataxia as the cardinal manifestation, usually affects individuals of Portuguese ancestry from the Azorean Islands. Cases have been reported in familiesfrom Japan, India, China, Brazil, and Australia. We report the first Israeli Jewish family with MJD, originating from a remote village near Ta’izz in Yemen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1298-1301
Number of pages4
JournalNeurology
Volume44
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1994
Externally publishedYes

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