Written by: Juan Mato
Edited by: Brenna Saladin
This piece was written in collaboration with the 2025 ComSciCon-MI Write-A-Thon.
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is the most common inherited form of ataxia– a disordered loss of motor coordination. This rare, progressive disorder stems from a genetic error in the DNA sequence encoding the ATXN3 protein. Instead of functioning normally, this mutant protein becomes toxic, gradually damaging nerve cells.
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