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We present clinical andgenetic data of the first Bulgarian patients diagnosed with ARSACS by wholeexome sequencing (WES).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Variant filtering was performed usinglocally established pipeline and the selected variants were analysed by Sangersequencing. All patients underwent clinical examination and testingincluding the standard rating scales for spastic paraplegia and ataxia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Five different SACS gene variants, three of which novel, have been identified inpatients from three different ethnic groups. 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