SCA3 ATXN3
SCA3 ATXN3Disease ID
SCA3, MJD
Gene ID
ATXN3
Updated
Jan 23, 2026
v2.14.0
v2.14.0
Clinical Links
Bioinformatical Links
Disease
DiseaseName
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant Description
Locus
LocusDetails
Alleles
Alleles
Ref. Motif
CTG
Pathogenic (ref.)
CTG
Pathogenic (gene)
AGC
gnomAD
gnomADReferences
ReferencesDirect supporting references for info on this page.
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Influence of ATXN2 intermediate CAG repeats, 9bp duplication and alternative splicing on SCA3 pathogenesis.
Marilena,Lauerer, Jennifer,Faber, Nicolas,Casadei, Magda M,Santana, Georg,Auburger, Michaela,Pogoda, Jakob,Admard, Lea,Kaupp, Patricia Laura,Kos, Mafalda,Raposo, Manuela,Lima, Luis Pereira,de Almeida, Hector,Garcia-Moreno, Paola,Giunti, Jeroen,de Vries, Bart P,van de Warrenburg, Judith,van Gaalen, Marcus,Grobe-Einsler, Berkan,Koyak, Kathrin,Reetz, Friedrich,Erdlenbruch, Heike,Jacobi, Jon,Infante, Holger,Hengel, Ludger,Schöls, Thomas,Klockgether, Olaf,Rieß, Jeannette,Hübener-Schmid
Acta neuropathologica communications · 2025-07-19
pmid:406842133
Profiling of Short-Tandem-Repeat Disease Alleles in 12,632 Human Whole Genomes.
Haibao,Tang, Ewen F,Kirkness, Christoph,Lippert, William H,Biggs, Martin,Fabani, Ernesto,Guzman, Smriti,Ramakrishnan, Victor,Lavrenko, Boyko,Kakaradov, Claire,Hou, Barry,Hicks, David,Heckerman, Franz J,Och, C Thomas,Caskey, J Craig,Venter, Amalio,Telenti
American journal of human genetics · 2017-11-02
pmid:291000844
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Jenish,Bhandari, Pawan K.,Thada, Debopam,Samanta
StatPearls · 2025-01-01
genereviews:NBK5578165
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3
Henry,Paulson, Vikram,Shakkottai
GeneReviews® · 1993-01-01
genereviews:NBK11966
Analysis of Short Tandem Repeat Expansions in a Cohort of 12,496 Exomes from Patients with Neurological Diseases Reveals Variable Genotyping Rate Dependent on Exome Capture Kits.
Clarissa,Rocca, David,Murphy, Chris,Clarkson, Matteo,Zanovello, Delia,Gagliardi, Queen Square,Genomics, Rauan,Kaiyrzhanov, Javeria,Alvi, Reza,Maroofian, Stephanie,Efthymiou, Tipu,Sultan, Jana,Vandrovcova, James,Polke, Robyn,Labrum, Henry,Houlden, Arianna,Tucci
Genes · 2025-01-28
pmid:400044987
Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age at onset of Machado-Joseph disease/spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a study in patients from multiple populations.
A,Ramos, M,Planchat, A R,Vieira Melo, M,Raposo, U,Shamim, V,Suroliya, A K,Srivastava, M,Faruq, H,Morino, R,Ohsawa, H,Kawakami, L,Bannach Jardim, M L,Saraiva-Pereira, J,Vasconcelos, C,Santos, M,Lima
European journal of neurology · 2018-12-07
pmid:304143148
The Frequency of Intermediate Alleles in Patients with Cerebellar Phenotypes.
Elena,Capacci, Silvia,Bagnoli, Giulia,Giacomucci, Costanza Maria,Rapillo, Alessandra,Govoni, Valentina,Bessi, Cristina,Polito, Irene,Giotti, Alice,Brogi, Elisabetta,Pelo, Sandro,Sorbi, Benedetta,Nacmias, Camilla,Ferrari
Cerebellum (London, England) · 2023-10-31
pmid:379064079
Comprehensive genetic diagnosis of tandem repeat expansion disorders with programmable targeted nanopore sequencing.
Igor,Stevanovski, Sanjog R,Chintalaphani, Hasindu,Gamaarachchi, James M,Ferguson, Sandy S,Pineda, Carolin K,Scriba, Michel,Tchan, Victor,Fung, Karl,Ng, Andrea,Cortese, Henry,Houlden, Carol,Dobson-Stone, Lauren,Fitzpatrick, Glenda,Halliday, Gianina,Ravenscroft, Mark R,Davis, Nigel G,Laing, Avi,Fellner, Marina,Kennerson, Kishore R,Kumar, Ira W,Deveson
Science advances · 2022-03-04
pmid:3524511010
Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele is associated with better performance language and visual memory in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.
Xuanyu,Chen, Kunxin,Lin, Zhixian,Ye, Liangliang,Qiu, Yusen,Qiu, Ruying,Yuan, Xintong,Yu, Chunyu,Huang, Bi,Cheng, Wei,Lin, Tianmin,Lai, Wanjin,Chen, Ning,Wang, Shirui,Gan, Qiuni,Su, Ying,Fu
European journal of neurology · 2025-01-01
pmid:3973131811
Genetic Analysis of GCA Repeats in the GLS Gene: Implications for Undiagnosed Ataxia and Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3 in Mainland China.
Lijing,Lei, Linliu,Peng, Linlin,Wan, Zhao,Chen, Chunrong,Wang, Huirong,Peng, Rong,Qiu, Beisha,Tang, Hong,Jiang
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2024-12-19
pmid:3969904512
Clinical and neuroimaging review of triplet repeat diseases.
Ryo,Kurokawa, Mariko,Kurokawa, Akihiko,Mitsutake, Moto,Nakaya, Akira,Baba, Yasuhiro,Nakata, Toshio,Moritani, Osamu,Abe
Japanese journal of radiology · 2022-09-28
pmid:3616976813
CAG expansions in a novel gene for Machado-Joseph disease at chromosome 14q32.1.
Y,Kawaguchi, T,Okamoto, M,Taniwaki, M,Aizawa, M,Inoue, S,Katayama, H,Kawakami, S,Nakamura, M,Nishimura, I,Akiguchi
Nature genetics · 1994-11-01
pmid:7874163Additional Literature
Additional LiteratureAdditional literature related to this locus.
Raw PubMed search results
(All PubMed results returned by searching for this gene, tandem
repeats, and disease, in medline format)
Valosin-Containing Protein as a therapeutic target in CAG repeat-driven Spinocerebellar ataxias: Integrative transcriptomic and computational insights.
Surbhi,Singh, Deepika,Joshi, Janki,Makani, Suchitra,Singh, Janhavi,Yadav, Shraddha,Chaurasiya, Chandmayee,Mohanty, Anand,Kumar, Royana,Singh
Computational biology and chemistry · 2025-12-11
pmid:41435767Sex- and Depression-specific Effects of Non-pathogenic CAG Repeats in
Linjun,Ao, Raymond,Noordam, N,Ahmad Aziz, Yuri,Milaneschi, Diana,van Heemst, Frits R,Rosendaal, Brenda W J H,Penninx, Ko Willems,van Dijk, Tamar,Sofer, Heming,Wang, Tariq,Faquih
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025-11-27
pmid:41358280The genetic landscape of spinocerebellar ataxias in Taiwan: Insights from 876 genetically confirmed cases.
Shih-Chun,Lan, Cheng-Tsung,Hsiao, Kang-Yang,Jih, Yi-Chu,Liao, Yi-Chung,Lee
Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2025-10-12
pmid:41082794Large-scale genetic characterization of Parkinson's disease in the African and African admixed populations.
Fulya,Akçimen, Kimberly,Paquette, Peter,Wild Crea, Kathryn,Step, Emily,Waldo, Mathew J,Koretsky, Paula,Saffie-Awad, Charles,Achoru, Funmilola,Taiwo, Simon,Ozomma, Gerald,Onwuegbuzie, Marzieh,Khani, Spencer,Grant, Lukman,Owolabi, Chiamaka,Okereke, Olajumoke,Oshinaike, Emmanuel,Iwuozo, Suleyman,Can Akerman, Paul Suhwan,Lee, Shyngle,Oyakhire, Nosakhare,Osemwegie, Kensuke,Daida, Sani,Abubakar, Adedunni,Olusanya, Mariam,Isayan, Christiane,Alvarez, Rami,Traurig, Adebimpe,Ogunmodede, Sarah,Samuel, Mary B,Makarious, Fadimatu,Sa'ad, Rashidat,Olanigan, Kristin,Levine, Ewere Marie,Ogbimi, Dan,Vitale, Francis,Odiase, Francis,Ojini, Olanike,Odeniyi, Zih-Hua,Fang, Nkechi,Obianozie, Deborah A,Hall, Ernest,Nwazor, Tao,Xie, Francesca,Nwaokorie, Mahesh,Padmanaban, Paul,Nwani, Ejaz A,Shamim, Alero,Nnama, David,Standaert, Morenikeji,Komolafe, Marissa,Dean, Godwin,Osaigbovo, Elizabeth,Disbrow, Ismaila,Ishola, Ashley,Rawls, Frank,Imarhiagbe, Shivika,Chandra, Cyril,Erameh, Vanessa,Hinson, Naomi,Louie, Ahmed,Idowu, J,Solle, Scott A,Norris, Abdullahi,Ibrahim, Camilla,Kilbane, Gauthaman,Sukumar, Lisa M,Shulman, Daniel,Ezuduemoih, Julia,Staisch, Sarah,Breaux, Clifton,Dalgard, Erin R,Foster, Abiodun,Bello, Andrew,Ameri, Raquel,Real, Erica,Ikwenu, Huw R,Morris, Roosevelt,Anyanwu, Erin,Furr Stimming, Kimberley,Billingsley, Wemimo,Alaofin, Pilar,Alvarez Jerez, Osigwe,Agabi, Dena G,Hernandez, Rufus,Akinyemi, Sampath,Arepalli, Laksh,Malik, Raymond,Owolabi, Yakub,Nyandaiti, Hampton L,Leonard, Kolawole,Wahab, Oladunni,Abiodun, Carlos F,Hernandez, Fatima,Abdulai, Hirotaka,Iwaki, Soraya,Bardien, Christine,Klein, John,Hardy, Henry,Houlden, Kamalini Ghosh,Galvelis, Mike A,Nalls, Nabila,Dahodwala, Whitley,Aamodt, Emily,Hill, Alberto,Espay, Stewart,Factor, Chantale,Branson, Cornelis,Blauwendraat, Andrew B,Singleton, Oluwadamilola,Ojo, Lana M,Chahine, Njideka,Okubadejo, Sara,Bandres-Ciga
Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025-10-08
pmid:41058593Repeat Variants, Biomarkers, and Molecular Signatures in Parkinson's Disease:
Jose Miguel,Laffita-Mesa, Martin,Paucar, Per,Svenningsson
International journal of molecular sciences · 2025-09-20
pmid:41009775Spinocerebellar ataxias masquerading as movement disorders: clinical and genetic characterization.
Shanshan,Wei, Zhe,Zhao, Nan,Li, Xuan,Guo, Jiannan,Chen, Jing,Hu
Frontiers in neurology · 2025-09-10
pmid:41001200Ocular Motor and Vestibular Profile in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27B: Toward a Practical Bedside Diagnostic Framework.
Leonardo Eleuterio,Ariello, Daniel R,Gold, Weiyi,Mu, Michael C,Schubert, Claire,Allen, Ashley,Paul, David P W,Rastall
Cerebellum (London, England) · 2025-09-04
pmid:40906330The Case of Spinocerebellar Ataxias in Amazonas (Northern Brazil): An Analysis of Disease Frequency from a Geographic, Historical, and Genetic-Evolutionary Perspective.
Diana Vieira,Brito, Marcus Vinicius,Della Coletta, Giselle Benevides Monteiro,Ferreira, Sabrina Rodrigues,da Silva, Patricia Batista de,Azevedo, Cleiton,Fantin
Cerebellum (London, England) · 2025-09-03
pmid:40900235Long-read sequencing identifies ATXN3 repeat expansions, and transcriptomics reveals disease progression biomarkers and druggable targets for spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.
Chang,Liu, Xin,Wang, Chao,Xu, Xiaoxiang,Liu, Liyan,Ke, Ying,Li, Hang,Zhang, Jianqiang,Tan, Senwei,Tan, Zitong,Zhang, Liang,Cheng, Yaqiong,Ren, Lei,Shi
BMC neurology · 2025-09-01
pmid:40890629