Article
Spinocerebellar ataxia: relationship between phenotype and genotype - a review.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2016
Sun Y-M, Lu C, Wu Z-Y
Abstract excerpt
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) comprises a large group of heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. It is characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia with oculomotor dysfunction, dysarthria, pyramidal signs, extrapyramidal signs, pigmentary retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive impairment and other symptoms. It is classified according to the clinical...
Topics
- Ataxins
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Genetic Association Studies
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mutation
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Spinocerebellar Ataxias
