Term Name: | spinocerebellar ataxia type 27A |
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Synonyms: | congenital nystagmus 4, SCA27A, spinocerebellar ataxia type 27 |
Definition: | An autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia that is characterized by general cerebellar dysfunction manifest as gait disturbances, ataxia, tremor, dysarthria, and gaze-evoked nystagmus and has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the FGF14 gene on chromosome 13q33. Some patients have heterozygous deletions of chromosome 13q33 affecting the FGF14 and ITGBL1 genes, which may thus be considered a contiguous gene deletion syndrome. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0050976] ( DOID:0050976 ) |