Disease with characteristics of cerebellar syndrome along with altered vertical eye movements. Reported in nine members of Spanish kindred to date. Disease onset occurs in adulthood (from the ages of 38-64). Clinical manifestations are slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia (starting with falls, dysarthria and clumsiness followed by other cerebellar signs) along with altered vertical eye movements. The causal gene is unknown but it has been mapped to chromosome 1p32 and named the SCA37 locus. Inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 37
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3315915018
Spinocerebellar ataxia with altered vertical eye movement