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Written by Dr. Marija Cvetanovic Edited by Dr. Larissa Nitschke Elsaey and colleagues develop a new animal model of SCA1 using zebrafish. These SCA1-fish can help researchers learn more about what happens to neurons as disease progresses. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 is dominantly inherited spinocerebellar ataxia caused by the lengthening Read More…
Written by Dr. Marija Cvetanovic Edited by Larissa Nitschke Purkinje cells (a type of neuron in the cerebellum) are the most vulnerable cells in many Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCAs). While animal models of SCA have been very fruitful in understanding the mechanisms of Purkinje cell neurodegeneration, none of these models have Read More…
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