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Spinocerebellar ataxias: Study highlights a widely underestimated diversity

Spinocerebellar ataxias are a heterogeneous group of inherited diseases associated with degeneration of the cerebellum—a region at the back of the brain that plays an essential role in motor control.
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'Leaky' activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease

Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons in the cerebellum. The resulting cerebellar dysfunction ...
News Medical

L-arginine shows potential in treating spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

A team led by Specially Appointed Associate Professor Tomohiko Ishihara and Professor Osamu Onodera at Niigata University, along with Professor Yoshitaka Nagai at Kindai University, conducted a ...
BioWorld

Kissei withdraws NDA for rovatirelin for spinocerebellar degeneration in Japan

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has withdrawn its NDA in Japan for rovatirelin (KPS-0373) for the treatment of spinocerebellar degeneration. Kissei, of Osaka, Japan, said it temporarily withdrew the ...
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Cure Rare Disease Receives Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Investigational Therapy Targeting Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)

WOODBRIDGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a clinical-stage nonprofit biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for ultra-rare and rare conditions, today announced that the ...