Association Between Body Mass Index and Disease Severity in Chinese Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 Patients.

In conclusion, SCA3 patients had lower BMI than matched controls and BMI is a predictor of disease progression in SCA3. Nutritional intervention to promote weight gain could be a promising strategy to impede SCA3 progression.
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Source: Cerebellum - February 23, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Yang JS, Chen PP, Lin MT, Qian MZ, Lin HX, Chen XP, Shang XJ, Wang DN, Chen YC, Jiang B, Chen YJ, Wang N, Chen WJ, Gan SR Tags: Cerebellum Source Type: research