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UBR4 should no longer be considered a candidate gene for episodic ataxia type 8

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We are writing regarding a paper published in the European Journal of Human Genetics in 2014, “A novel locus for episodic ataxia:UBR4 the likely candidate” by Conroy et al. [1].

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  1. Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland

    Susan Harvey, Mary D. King & Kathleen M. Gorman

  2. School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Susan Harvey, Mary D. King, Sally Ann Lynch & Kathleen M. Gorman

  3. Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, Clinical Genetics, Dublin, Ireland

    Sally Ann Lynch

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Drs. Harvey, Lynch and Gorman conceived and/or designed the work that led to the submission, acquired data, and/or played an important role in interpreting the results. Drs Harvey, Lynch and Gorman Drafted or revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final version.

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This work was performed as part of MD research project “Bump Study – Better understanding of paroxysmal Movement Disorders in Paediatrics”. Approval granted by local research ethics committee (GEN/940/21).

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Harvey, S., King, M.D., Lynch, S.A. et al. UBR4 should no longer be considered a candidate gene for episodic ataxia type 8. Eur J Hum Genet 33, 395–396 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-025-01791-3

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