Ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2 (parte A): epidemiología y características clínicas y genéticas

Autores/as

  • Luis Velázquez-Pérez Centro para la Investigación y Rehabilitación de las Ataxias Hereditarias, Holguín, Cuba.
  • Oscar Hernández-Hernández Laboratorio de Medicina Ge- nómica, CENIAQ, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, México D.F.
  • Norberto Leyva-García Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, CENIAQ, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, México D.F.
  • Hernán Cortés Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, CENIAQ, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, México D.F.
  • Bulmaro Cisneros Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, CINVESTAV-IPN, México D.F.
  • Jonathan J Magaña Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, CENIAQ, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación.

Palabras clave:

Ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2, asesoramieto genético, neuropatología, neurofisiología, repetidos CAG, rehabilitación

Resumen

La ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2 (SCA2) es una enfermedad genética con un patrón de herencia
autosómico dominante que se caracteriza por atrofia cerebelosa asociada con movimientos
sacádicos lentos, hiporreflexia temprana, temblor postural severo, neuropatía periférica,
desórdenes cognitivos y otras características multisistémicas. La SCA2, una de las ataxias más
comunes a nivel mundial, es causada por la expansión anormal de un triplete repetido CAG
presente en el gen ATXN2. Los pacientes con SCA2 presentan más de 32 y hasta cientos de

repetidos CAG. En esta revisión se ofrece una descripción detallada de las principales carac-
terísticas epidemiológicas, clínicas y genéticas de la SCA2. Asimismo se detalla la experiencia

de la aplicación de programas de diagnóstico predictivo en la población cubana, en donde
la caracterización de las manifestaciones clínicas de la SCA2, en conjunto con el diagnóstico
molecular oportuno, han permitido establecer esquemas de rehabilitación para estos pacientes.

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Velázquez-Pérez L, Hernández-Hernández O, Leyva-García N, Cortés H, Cisneros B, Magaña JJ. Ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2 (parte A): epidemiología y características clínicas y genéticas. Invest. Discapacidad [Internet]. 8 de abril de 2026 [citado 8 de abril de 2026];3(3):114-22. Disponible en: https://dsm.inr.gob.mx/indiscap/index.php/INDISCAP/article/view/906

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