Body Mass Index Decline Is Related to Spinocerebellar Ataxia Disease Progression.
Alhassane DialloHeike JacobiTanja Schmitz-HübschArron CookRobyn LabrumAlexandra DurrAlexis BricePerrine CharlesCecilia MarelliCaterina MariottiLorenzo NanettiMarta PanzeriMaria RakowiczAnna SobanskaAnna SulekLudger SchölsHolger HengelBela MeleghAlessandro FillaAntonella AntenoraJon InfanteJosé BercianoBart P van de WarrenburgDagmar TimmannSylvia BoeschMassimo PandolfoJörg B SchulzPeter BauerPaola GiuntiLaszlo BalikoMichael H ParkinsonJun-Suk KangThomas KlockgetherSophie Tezenas du MontcelPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2017)
The current data have substantial implications for the design of future interventional studies in SCA, as they provide a basis for patient stratification and emphasize the usefulness of BMI as a biomarker for monitoring disease progression.