Research

Ataxia UK is passionately committed to raising funds for research into the cerebellar ataxias, including Friedreich’s ataxia. In the past forty years, we have awarded over £2 million for research projects.

Partly due to projects funded by Ataxia UK, research into the ataxias has progressed appreciably in the last 20 years. Many genes that cause ataxia have now been identified. This means it is possible to have a genetic test for a large number of the inherited ataxias. Such breakthroughs also give us a far better understanding of the disease mechanism, which paves the way for future treatment trials.

There’s a lot more to be done – all triggered off by discoveries in the last few years.

We continue to fund a range of important projects. We will consider projects involving animals and embryonic stem cell research.

For more information see research.

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Research