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autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 21

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An autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SCYL1 gene on chromosome 11q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Gait ataxia
  • Stuttering
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Distal muscle weakness
  • Splenomegaly
  • Cerebellar vermis atrophy
  • Skeletal muscle atrophy
  • Hepatic bridging fibrosis
  • Tremor
  • Hepatic fibrosis

Also known as: SCAR21; acute infantile liver failure-cerebellar ataxia-peripheral sensory motor neuropathy syndrome; autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 21 with hepatopathy