title: When should we test patients with familial ataxias for SCA31? A misdiagnosed condition outside Japan?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jlpedroso.neuro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Agessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abrahao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kinya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.affiliation: Group for Advanced Molecular Investigation (NIMA), Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS), Center for Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Genetika - Centro de Aconselhamento e Laboratório de Genética, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Salmo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Victor Sgobbi
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wladimir Bocca Vieira
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: de Rezende Pinto
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil; Center of Health Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braga-Neto
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius Cristino
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizusawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Orlando G P
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Barsottini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020754:Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*