" /> Machado-joseph disease - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Machado-joseph disease;

Symbol : MJD;

CISMeF acronym : MJD; SCA3;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : SCA3; Azorean neurologic disease; Spinopontine atrophy; Spinocerebellar atrophy III; Spinocerebellar ataxia 3; Nigrospinodentatal degeneration;

Description : Machado-Joseph disease, named for affected families of Azorean extraction, is an autosomal dominant progressive neurologic disorder characterized principally by ataxia, spasticity, and ocular movement abnormalities. Although independently described as a seemingly separate disorder, spinocerebellar ataxia-3 is now known to be the same as Machado-Joseph disease. Three classic clinical subtypes of MJD are recognized: type 1 with early onset and marked pyramidal and dystonic signs; type 2, or pure, with predominant cerebellar ataxia; and type 3 with later-onset and peripheral neuropathy (Franca et al., 2008).;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;

Molecular basis : Caused by trinucleotide repeat expansion (CAG)n in the ataxin-3 gene (MJD, 607047.0001);

Prefixed ID : #109150;

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