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Autosomal dominant spastic ataxia

MedGen UID:
1842682
•Concept ID:
C5679899
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: AD-SPAX; autosomal dominant spastic ataxia; spastic ataxia, autosomal dominant
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0017846
Orphanet: ORPHA316235

Definition

Autosomal dominant form of spastic ataxia. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • Autosomal dominant spastic ataxia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

EFNS/ENS Consensus on the diagnosis and management of chronic ataxias in adulthood.
van de Warrenburg BP, van Gaalen J, Boesch S, Burgunder JM, Dürr A, Giunti P, Klockgether T, Mariotti C, Pandolfo M, Riess O
Eur J Neurol 2014 Apr;21(4):552-62. Epub 2014 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/ene.12341. PMID: 24418350
Epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and molecular study of a cohort of 102 patients affected with autosomal recessive progressive cerebellar ataxia from Alsace, Eastern France: implications for clinical management.
Anheim M, Fleury M, Monga B, Laugel V, Chaigne D, Rodier G, Ginglinger E, Boulay C, Courtois S, Drouot N, Fritsch M, Delaunoy JP, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Tranchant C, Koenig M
Neurogenetics 2010 Feb;11(1):1-12. Epub 2009 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s10048-009-0196-y. PMID: 19440741

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Molecular Characterization of Portuguese Patients with Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxia.
Santos M, Damásio J, Carmona S, Neto JL, Dehghani N, Guedes LC, Barbot C, Barros J, Brás J, Sequeiros J, Guerreiro R
Cells 2022 Mar 12;11(6) doi: 10.3390/cells11060981. PMID: 35326432Free PMC Article
Current and Promising Therapies in Autosomal Recessive Ataxias.
Picher-Martel V, Dupre N
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2018;17(3):161-171. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666180419115029. PMID: 29676235
Efficacy of Exome-Targeted Capture Sequencing to Detect Mutations in Known Cerebellar Ataxia Genes.
Coutelier M, Hammer MB, Stevanin G, Monin ML, Davoine CS, Mochel F, Labauge P, Ewenczyk C, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Hannequin D, Melki J, Toutain A, Laugel V, Forlani S, Charles P, Broussolle E, Thobois S, Afenjar A, Anheim M, Calvas P, Castelnovo G, de Broucker T, Vidailhet M, Moulignier A, Ghnassia RT, Tallaksen C, Mignot C, Goizet C, Le Ber I, Ollagnon-Roman E, Pouget J, Brice A, Singleton A, Durr A; Spastic Paraplegia and Ataxia Network
JAMA Neurol 2018 May 1;75(5):591-599. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.5121. PMID: 29482223Free PMC Article
Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article
Peripheral nerve involvement in hereditary cerebellar and multisystem degenerative disorders.
Berciano J, García A, Infante J
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;115:907-32. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52902-2.00051-5. PMID: 23931821

Diagnosis

Molecular Characterization of Portuguese Patients with Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxia.
Santos M, Damásio J, Carmona S, Neto JL, Dehghani N, Guedes LC, Barbot C, Barros J, Brás J, Sequeiros J, Guerreiro R
Cells 2022 Mar 12;11(6) doi: 10.3390/cells11060981. PMID: 35326432Free PMC Article
Expanding the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of SPAX5.
Dosi C, Galatolo D, Rubegni A, Doccini S, Pasquariello R, Nesti C, Sicca F, Barghigiani M, Battini R, Tessa A, Santorelli FM
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020 Apr;7(4):595-601. Epub 2020 Apr 1 doi: 10.1002/acn3.51024. PMID: 32237276Free PMC Article
Current and Promising Therapies in Autosomal Recessive Ataxias.
Picher-Martel V, Dupre N
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2018;17(3):161-171. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666180419115029. PMID: 29676235
Efficacy of Exome-Targeted Capture Sequencing to Detect Mutations in Known Cerebellar Ataxia Genes.
Coutelier M, Hammer MB, Stevanin G, Monin ML, Davoine CS, Mochel F, Labauge P, Ewenczyk C, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Hannequin D, Melki J, Toutain A, Laugel V, Forlani S, Charles P, Broussolle E, Thobois S, Afenjar A, Anheim M, Calvas P, Castelnovo G, de Broucker T, Vidailhet M, Moulignier A, Ghnassia RT, Tallaksen C, Mignot C, Goizet C, Le Ber I, Ollagnon-Roman E, Pouget J, Brice A, Singleton A, Durr A; Spastic Paraplegia and Ataxia Network
JAMA Neurol 2018 May 1;75(5):591-599. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.5121. PMID: 29482223Free PMC Article
Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article

Therapy

Pyrostigmine therapy in a patient with VAMP1-related congenital myasthenic syndrome.
Al-Muhaizea MA, AlQuait L, AlRasheed A, AlHarbi S, Albader AA, AlMass R, Albakheet A, Alhumaidan A, AlRasheed MM, Colak D, Kaya N
Neuromuscul Disord 2020 Jul;30(7):611-615. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2020.04.007. PMID: 32616363
Current and Promising Therapies in Autosomal Recessive Ataxias.
Picher-Martel V, Dupre N
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2018;17(3):161-171. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666180419115029. PMID: 29676235
Linkage to chromosome 13q11-12 of an autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia in a Tunisian family.
Mrissa N, Belal S, Hamida CB, Amouri R, Turki I, Mrissa R, Hamida MB, Hentati F
Neurology 2000 Apr 11;54(7):1408-14. doi: 10.1212/wnl.54.7.1408. PMID: 10751248

Prognosis

Expanding the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of SPAX5.
Dosi C, Galatolo D, Rubegni A, Doccini S, Pasquariello R, Nesti C, Sicca F, Barghigiani M, Battini R, Tessa A, Santorelli FM
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020 Apr;7(4):595-601. Epub 2020 Apr 1 doi: 10.1002/acn3.51024. PMID: 32237276Free PMC Article
EFNS/ENS Consensus on the diagnosis and management of chronic ataxias in adulthood.
van de Warrenburg BP, van Gaalen J, Boesch S, Burgunder JM, Dürr A, Giunti P, Klockgether T, Mariotti C, Pandolfo M, Riess O
Eur J Neurol 2014 Apr;21(4):552-62. Epub 2014 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/ene.12341. PMID: 24418350
Epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and molecular study of a cohort of 102 patients affected with autosomal recessive progressive cerebellar ataxia from Alsace, Eastern France: implications for clinical management.
Anheim M, Fleury M, Monga B, Laugel V, Chaigne D, Rodier G, Ginglinger E, Boulay C, Courtois S, Drouot N, Fritsch M, Delaunoy JP, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Tranchant C, Koenig M
Neurogenetics 2010 Feb;11(1):1-12. Epub 2009 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s10048-009-0196-y. PMID: 19440741
The complex clinical and genetic classification of inherited ataxias. II. Autosomal recessive ataxias.
Di Donato S, Gellera C, Mariotti C
Neurol Sci 2001 Jun;22(3):219-28. doi: 10.1007/s100720100017. PMID: 11731874

Clinical prediction guides

Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article
Validity and reliability of the LEMOCOT in the adult ARSACS population: A measure of lower limb coordination.
Lessard I, Lavoie C, Côté I, Mathieu J, Brais B, Gagnon C
J Neurol Sci 2017 Jun 15;377:193-196. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.03.046. PMID: 28477695
SCA1 patients may present as hereditary spastic paraplegia and must be included in spastic-ataxias group.
Pedroso JL, de Souza PV, Pinto WB, Braga-Neto P, Albuquerque MV, Saraiva-Pereira ML, Jardim LB, Barsottini OG
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2015 Oct;21(10):1243-6. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.07.015. PMID: 26231471
Epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and molecular study of a cohort of 102 patients affected with autosomal recessive progressive cerebellar ataxia from Alsace, Eastern France: implications for clinical management.
Anheim M, Fleury M, Monga B, Laugel V, Chaigne D, Rodier G, Ginglinger E, Boulay C, Courtois S, Drouot N, Fritsch M, Delaunoy JP, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Tranchant C, Koenig M
Neurogenetics 2010 Feb;11(1):1-12. Epub 2009 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s10048-009-0196-y. PMID: 19440741
A locus for autosomal dominant hereditary spastic ataxia, SAX1, maps to chromosome 12p13.
Meijer IA, Hand CK, Grewal KK, Stefanelli MG, Ives EJ, Rouleau GA
Am J Hum Genet 2002 Mar;70(3):763-9. Epub 2001 Dec 31 doi: 10.1086/338933. PMID: 11774073Free PMC Article

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