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autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 16

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An autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia that is characterized by truncal and limb ataxia resulting in gait instability and that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the STUB1 gene on chromosome 16p13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Truncal ataxia
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Dysarthria
  • Limb ataxia
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Babinski sign
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Unsteady gait
  • Hypogonadism

Also known as: SCAR16