| Literature DB >> 28855740 |
Henry L Paulson1, Vikram G Shakkottai1, H Brent Clark2, Harry T Orr2,3.
Abstract
The dominantly inherited spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are a large and diverse group of neurodegenerative diseases. The most prevalent SCAs (SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA6 and SCA7) are caused by expansion of a glutamine-encoding CAG repeat in the affected gene. These SCAs represent a substantial portion of the polyglutamine neurodegenerative disorders and provide insight into this class of diseases as a whole. Recent years have seen considerable progress in deciphering the clinical, pathological, physiological and molecular aspects of the polyglutamine SCAs, with these advances establishing a solid base from which to pursue potential therapeutic approaches.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28855740 PMCID: PMC6420820 DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2017.92
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Neurosci ISSN: 1471-003X Impact factor: 34.870