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Ataxia, spastic, childhood-onset, autosomal recessive, with optic atrophy and intellectual disability

MedGen UID:
462969
•Concept ID:
C3151619
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Ataxia, spastic, childhood-onset, autosomal recessive, with optic atrophy and mental retardation
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010040
OMIM®: 270500

Definition

This progressive neurodegenerative disorder is characterized by early childhood onset of spastic ataxia with mental retardation, cerebellar signs, and variable optic atrophy (Hogan and Bauman, 1977). [from OMIM]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genetic and phenotypic characterization of NKX6-2-related spastic ataxia and hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Alsagob M, Kloth K, Chirita-Emandi A, Vandrovcova J, Maroofian R, Davagnanam I, Bakhtiari S, AlSayed MD, Rahbeeni Z, AlZaidan H, Malintan NT, Johannsen J, Efthymiou S, Ghayoor Karimiani E, Mankad K, Al-Shahrani SA, Beiraghi Toosi M, AlShammari M, Groppa S, Haridy NA, AlQuait L, Qari A, Huma R, Salih MA, Almass R, Almutairi FB, Hamad MH, Alorainy IA, Ramzan K, Imtiaz F, Puiu M, Kruer MC, Bierhals T, Wood NW, Colak D, Houlden H, Kaya N
Eur J Neurol 2020 Feb;27(2):334-342. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/ene.14082. PMID: 31509304Free PMC Article
Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Genetic and phenotypic characterization of NKX6-2-related spastic ataxia and hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Alsagob M, Kloth K, Chirita-Emandi A, Vandrovcova J, Maroofian R, Davagnanam I, Bakhtiari S, AlSayed MD, Rahbeeni Z, AlZaidan H, Malintan NT, Johannsen J, Efthymiou S, Ghayoor Karimiani E, Mankad K, Al-Shahrani SA, Beiraghi Toosi M, AlShammari M, Groppa S, Haridy NA, AlQuait L, Qari A, Huma R, Salih MA, Almass R, Almutairi FB, Hamad MH, Alorainy IA, Ramzan K, Imtiaz F, Puiu M, Kruer MC, Bierhals T, Wood NW, Colak D, Houlden H, Kaya N
Eur J Neurol 2020 Feb;27(2):334-342. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/ene.14082. PMID: 31509304Free PMC Article
Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Genetic and phenotypic characterization of NKX6-2-related spastic ataxia and hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Alsagob M, Kloth K, Chirita-Emandi A, Vandrovcova J, Maroofian R, Davagnanam I, Bakhtiari S, AlSayed MD, Rahbeeni Z, AlZaidan H, Malintan NT, Johannsen J, Efthymiou S, Ghayoor Karimiani E, Mankad K, Al-Shahrani SA, Beiraghi Toosi M, AlShammari M, Groppa S, Haridy NA, AlQuait L, Qari A, Huma R, Salih MA, Almass R, Almutairi FB, Hamad MH, Alorainy IA, Ramzan K, Imtiaz F, Puiu M, Kruer MC, Bierhals T, Wood NW, Colak D, Houlden H, Kaya N
Eur J Neurol 2020 Feb;27(2):334-342. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/ene.14082. PMID: 31509304Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Mutations in NKX6-2 Cause Progressive Spastic Ataxia and Hypomyelination.
Chelban V, Patel N, Vandrovcova J, Zanetti MN, Lynch DS, Ryten M, Botía JA, Bello O, Tribollet E, Efthymiou S, Davagnanam I; SYNAPSE Study Group, Bashiri FA, Wood NW, Rothman JE, Alkuraya FS, Houlden H
Am J Hum Genet 2017 Jun 1;100(6):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2017.05.009. PMID: 28575651Free PMC Article

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