Spinocerebellar ataxia 3: A rare genetic disorder (chromosome 14q32.1defect) characterized by . Gait ataxia and dysarthria (speech disorder) also occur and are symptoms common to all the spinocerebellar ataxia types. The duration of the disease is 1-20 years. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spinocerebellar ataxia 3 is available below.
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Spinocerebellar ataxia 3 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Spinocerebellar ataxia 3, or a subtype of Spinocerebellar ataxia 3,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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