Research Articles 2022

HeterozygousUCHL1 loss-of-function variants cause a neurodegenerative disorder with spasticity, ataxia, neuropathy, and optic atrophy. 

Park J, Tucci A, Cipriani V, [...], Horvath R, […] van de Warrenburg B, Lerche H, Maček B, Synofzik M, Ossowski S, Timmann D, Wolf ME, Smedley D, Riess O, Schöls L, Houlden H, Haack TB, Hengel H. Genet Med. 2022 Oct;24(10):2079-2090. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.07.006. Epub 2022 Aug 20. PMID: 35986737 

 

Bi-Allelic COQ4 Variants Cause Adult-Onset Ataxia-Spasticity Spectrum Disease 

Isabell Cordts MD, […] Matthis Synofzik MD, Dagmar Timmann MD, Johannes A. Mayr PhD, Tobias B. Haack MD, Felix Distelmaier MD, Marcus Deschauer MD, Mov Disord. 2022 Oct;37(10):2147-2153. doi: 10.1002/mds.29167. Epub 2022 Sep 1.  PMID: 36047608 

 

RFC1 repeat expansions: A recurrent cause of sensory and autonomic neuropathy with cough and ataxia 

Danique Beijer, Maike F. Dohrn, Jonathan De Winter, Sarah Fazal, Andrea Cortese, Tanya Stojkovic, Gorka Fernández-Eulate, Gauthier Remiche, Mattia Gentile, Rudy Van Coster, Claudia Dufke, Matthis Synofzik, Peter De Jonghe, Stephan Züchner, Jonathan Baets, Eur J Neurol. 2022 Jul;29(7):2156-2161. doi: 10.1111/ene.15310. Epub 2022 Mar 23. PMID: 35253317 

 

De Novo and Dominantly Inherited SPTAN1 Mutations Cause Spastic Paraplegia and Cerebellar Ataxia. 

Van de Vondel L, De Winter J, Beijer D, Coarelli G, Wayand M […], Durr A, Klebe S, […],  Santorelli FM, Timmerman V, Haack TB, Züchner S; PREPARE Consortium, Schüle R, Stevanin G, Synofzik M, Basak AN, Baets J., Mov Disord. 2022 Feb 12. doi: 10.1002/mds.28959. Online ahead of print., PMID: 35150594 

 

Real-Life Turning Movements Capture Subtle Longitudinal and Preataxic Changes in Cerebellar Ataxia. 

Thierfelder A, Seemann J, John N, Harmuth F, Giese M, Schüle R, Schöls L, Timmann D, Synofzik M, Ilg W., Mov Disord. 2022 Jan 24. doi: 10.1002/mds.28930. Online ahead of print., PMID: 35067979 

 

Expanding PRDX3 disease: broad range of onset age and infratentorial MRI signal changes. 

Rebelo AP, Bender B, Haack TB, Zuchner S; PREPARE consortium; Basak AN, Synofzik M.Brain. 2022 Oct 21;145(10):e95-e98. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac240. PMID: 35792670