Written by Dr. Hannah K Shorrock Edited by Dr. Judit M Perez Ortiz How one team uncovered the first SCA known to be caused by a CTG repeat expansion mutation Identifying the gene that causes a type of ataxia not only gives patients and their families a clearer diagnosis and prognosis, Read More…
Written By Dr. Marija Cvetanovic Edited by Dr. Sriram Jayabal Protein kinase C: one protein that may help to protect against cerebellar neuronal dysfunction & death in spinocerebellar ataxias Among the estimated 86 billion brain cells (known as “neurons”) in the human body (Azevedo et al., 2009), there is a Read More…
Written by Logan Morrison Edited by Dr. Hayley McLoughlin Research group uncovers the key molecular interaction that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). When we talk and think about human disease, it is natural to focus on causes. For some disorders, the source of the problem is clear: there’s no Read More…
Written by Dr. Vitaliy V Bondar Edited by Dr. Chandrakanth Edamakanti Researchers for the first time identified that spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) may have roots in early cerebellar circuit malfunction. Since the discovery of the cause of SCA1, researchers have wondered: why does it take three to four decades Read More…
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