A prospective trial comparing programmable targeted long-read sequencing and short-read genome sequencing for genetic diagnosis of cerebellar ataxia

Table 1.

Repeat expansion target loci for CAs and clinically significant noncerebellar ataxia conditions (non-CAs), adapted from Tankard et al. (2018) and Depienne and Mandel (2021)

Gene Disease Inheritance Repeat motif Pathogenic threshold
CA ATXN1 SCA1 AD (CAG)n >38
ATXN2 SCA2 AD (CAG)n >31
ATXN3 MJD; SCA3 AD (CAG)n >54
CACNA1A SCA6 AD (CAG)n >19
ATXN7 SCA7 AD (CAG)n >36
ATXN8/ATXN8OS SCA8 AD (CAG)n/(CTG)n >73
ATXN10 SCA10 AD (ATTCT)n >280
PPP2R2B SCA12 AD (CAG)n >42
TBP SCA17 AD (CAG)n/(CAA)n >42
FGF14 SCA27B AD (GAA)n >249b
BEAN1 SCA31 AD (TGGAA)na >109
NOP56 SCA36 AD (GGCCTG)n >649
DAB1 SCA37 AD (ATTTC)na >30
ATN1 DRPLA AD (CAG)n >47
RFC1 CANVAS AR (AAGGG)n/othersa >249
FXN FRDA AR (GAA)n >65
FMR1 FXTAS XLD (CGG)n 55–200
Non-CA FMR1 FXS XLD (CGG)n >200
AR SMAX1; SBMA XLR (CAG)n >37
C9orf72 FTDALS1 AD (GGGGCC)n >30
HTT HD AD (CAG)n >35
DMPK DM1 AD (CTG)n >49
CNBP DM2 AD (CCTG)n >50
  • aRepeat motif not found in GRCh38 reference at this locus.

  • bIntermediate expansion range of uncertain significance 180–249.

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  1. Genome Res. 35: 769-785

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