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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 14-11-2022
Symbol SCAR29
Location 7p14.1
Name spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 29
Corresponding gene VPS41
Main clinical features
  • progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by delayed motor development in early infancy followed by difficulty walking due to an ataxic gait or inability to walk, hypotonia, and variably impaired intellectual development
  • also dysarthria, nystagmus, peripheral spasticity, nystagmus, and visual impairment
  • brain imaging typically shows atrophy of the cerebellar vermis, but other abnormalities may also be present
  • some patients are wheelchair-bound and/or nonverbal
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder mental retardation
    neurology
    Type disease
    Remark(s)