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ATXN3

ataxin 3

14q32.12
Also known as: AT3, ATX3, JOS, MJD, MJD1, SCA3
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Gene Summary

RefSeq / NCBI

Machado-Joseph disease, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia-3, is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder. The protein encoded by this gene contains (CAG)n repeats in the coding region, and the expansion of these repeats from the normal 12-44 to 52-86 is one cause of Machado-Joseph disease. There is a negative correlation between the age of onset and CAG repeat numbers. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
ClinGen
Clinical Genome Resource
G2P
Gene-to-Phenotype (EBI)
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
NCBI Gene
National Center for Biotechnology Information
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
UniProt
Universal Protein Resource
DECIPHER
DatabasE of genomiC varIation and Phenotype in Humans

Gene data compiled from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center, NCBI Gene, and OMIM. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.