Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy - Obsolete Uses of The Term

Obsolete Uses of The Term

In the past, the term "olivopontocerebellar atrophy" extended to both the sporadic (non-hereditary) cases of the disease, which have been currently reclassified as a form of multiple system atrophy, as well as to four hereditary types, which have been currently reclassified as four different forms of spinocerebellar ataxia:

Hereditary OPCA type OPCA name SCA # Gene OMIM
OPCA type 1 "Menzel type OPCA" SCA1 ATXN1 164400
OPCA type 2, autosomal dominant "Holguin type OPCA" SCA2 ATXN2 183090
OPCA type 3 "OPCA with retinal degeneration" SCA7 ATXN7 164500
OPCA type 4 "Schut-Haymaker type OPCA" SCA1 ATXN1 164400

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