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A Simple Composite Phenotype Scoring System for Evaluating Mouse Models of Cerebellar Ataxia
Published on: May 21, 2010
[Advance in research on spinocerebellar ataxia 2]
Abstract:
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is a rare autosomal dominant progressive degenerative disease of the nervous system, which is characterized by a progressive cerebellar syndrome associated with saccadic eye scan, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive disorders, and other multisystem features. The gene predisposing to SCA2 has been mapped, which encodes the ataxin 2 protein. A CAG repeat expansion in the coding region of ATXN2 gene can cause extension of polyglutamine chain in the protein. This paper reviews recent progress made in the research on SCA2 in regard to its clinical features, pathology, etiology, pathogenesis and treatment.
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