Climbing fibers in spinocerebellar ataxia: A mechanism for the loss of motor control

The spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) form an ever-growing group of neurodegenerative disorders causing dysfunction of the cerebellum and loss of motor control in patients. Currently, 41 different genetic causes have been identified, with each mutation affecting a different gene. Interestingly, these d...

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Main Authors: C.J.L.M. Smeets, D.S. Verbeek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996116300092