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My mom gets ataxia, so am i likely to get it later?
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Ataxia: Most forms of ataxia are inherited, some of them in autosomal recesive some autosomal dominant patter. Please discuss with a specialist in genetic disease to get further counseling and find out your real odds of inheriting or transmitting the disease.
Answered 7/20/2012
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