title: Replicating studies of genetic modifiers in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: can homogeneous cohorts aid?
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal msraposo@uac.pt.
authors.forename: Mafalda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raposo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Conceição
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bettencourt
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 1 Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020754:Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D019680:Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion / Q000235:genetics*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*