Tags: Protein.
Ataxin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ATXN2 gene.Mutations in ATXN2 cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2). The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the cerebellum brain stem and spinal cord. Clinically ADCA has been divided into three groups: ADCA types I-III.