Results 21 to 30 of about 6,842,722 (107)

Fibroblasts of Machado Joseph Disease patients reveal autophagy impairment

open access: yes, 2016
Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) is the most frequent autosomal dominantly inherited cerebellar ataxia caused by the over-repetition of a CAG trinucleotide in the ATXN3 gene.
Melo, Joana Barbosa   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Machado-Joseph disease in Brazil: from the first descriptions to the emergence as the most common spinocerebellar ataxia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Machado-Joseph disease is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder of Azorean ancestry firstly described in 1972. Since then, several Brazilian researchers have studied clinical and genetic issues related to the disease.
Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Machado-Joseph Disease

open access: yes, 1996
The frequency, and clinical, molecular, and neuropathological features of spinocerebellar ataxia 3 (SCA3) and Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) in 125 autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) families were analyzed at the Service de Neuropathologie ...
J Gordon Millichap
core   +1 more source

Sleep Disorders In Machado-joseph Disease

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose of reviewThis article provides a description on clinical features and pathophysiology of the main sleep disorders observed in Machado-Joseph disease (MJD).Recent findingsPathological studies have clearly demonstrated that degenerative process in ...
Lucila B. F.; do Prado   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

RNA interference mitigates motor and neuropathological deficits in a cerebellar mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Machado-Joseph disease or Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the polyglutamine-expanded protein ataxin-3. Recent studies demonstrate that RNA interference is a promising approach for the treatment of
Isabel Nascimento-Ferreira   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Transcranial sonography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (Machado-Joseph disease): A cross-sectional study

open access: yes, 2011
Few studies on transcranial brain sonography have been performed in hereditary and non-hereditary ataxias. the objective of the present study was to report transcranial brain sonography findings in a sample of clinically and molecularly proven Machado ...
Edson Bor-Seng-Shu   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Multiple sclerosis coinciding with Machado-Joseph disease.

open access: yes, 2005
Although inflammatory demyelination is considered to be the key feature in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis, histopathological investigations and MRI studies recently highlighted the extent of neuronal damage that occurs even in the early stages of ...
Röhl, JE;Lünemann, JD;Zimmer, C;Zschenderlein, R;Valdueza, JM
core   +1 more source

Novel candidate blood-based transcriptional biomarkers of Machado-Joseph disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Machado-Joseph disease (or spinocerebellar ataxia type 3) is a late-onset polyglutamine neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the ATXN3 gene, which encodes for the ubiquitously expressed protein ataxin-3.
João Vasconcelos   +42 more
core   +1 more source

Cerebral cortex involvement in Machado-Joseph disease

open access: yes, 2015
FAPESP - FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIORCNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOBackground and purpose: Machado-Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3 ...
Rezende, T. J. R. de   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Limited Effect of Chronic Valproic Acid Treatment in a Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease, caused by a CAG repeat expansion within the coding region of ATXN3 gene, and which currently lacks effective treatment.
Esteves Sofia   +36 more
core   +2 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy