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Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Description

Spinocerebellar Ataxia affects dogs and is an early onset, inherited neurologic disease.

Dogs with this disease present with incoordination and loss of balance between 2 to 6 months of age. The disease is progressive with dogs developing a “prancing” gait and often falling.

With this form of ataxia dogs may also have episodes of muscle twitching and rigidity that can appear like seizures (dogs are aware of their surroundings during these attacks). The episodes of muscle twitching can get worse with age and dogs are at risk of overheating, and dogs can also experience true epileptic seizures.

Dogs with Spinocerebellar Ataxia are usually euthanised by 2 years of age due to their poor quality of life.

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Spinocerebellar Ataxia

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Category:

Nervous system / Neurologic - Associated with the brain, spinal cord and nerves

Severity:

Severe. This disease has a high impact on affected animals, either with severe clinical signs causing significant suffering, or carrying a rapidly fatal course.

Gene:

KCNJ10

Variant Detected:

chr38:22140300: C>G

Mode of Inheritance:

Autosomal Recessive

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