Ataxia and my Career

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Andy Franks London Marathon 2020

I want to raise as much money as I can for this charity that supports my nephew Oliver and niece Sophie conditions so that more research can be done and support can be given to suffers.
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uniQure publishes data from spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 gene therapy study

Leading gene therapy uniQure have published data on their gene therapy candidate AMT-150.
Triplet Therapeutics is developing a fundamentally different treatment for repeat expansion disorders such as various spinocerebellar ataxias

Triplet Therapeutics are developing a new treatment that aims to address the underlying cause of the genetic dysfunction responsible for repeat expansion disorders including various SCAs.

Ataxia Q&A: Eye disorders that occur in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia

Q + A with Fion Bremner, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon University College Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Ataxia Q & A: Auditory disorders that occur in patients with Friedreich's ataxia and other ataxias

Q + A with Professor Doris-Eva Bamiou, Professor of Neuroaudiology, The Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London
Ataxia Q & A: Cardiac disorders that occur in patients with Friedreich's ataxia

Q + A with Dr Antonis Pantazis, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Support Groups for People with Ataxia

Hear about the role of an Ataxia UK Support Group, and see one in action.
About Ataxia Centres

Professor Julie Greenfield (Head of Research at Ataxia UK) and Professor Marios Hadjivassiliou (Ataxia Specialist Neurologist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield) discuss what Specialist Ataxia Centres are, how to get a referral to one, and why they're different to general GPs and neurologists.
Living with Late-Onset cerebellar Ataxia

John Abbott shares his experience of obtaining his diagnosis for late-onset ataxia, and how it has affected him.
Caring as a Parent of Someone with Ataxia

Grace Kay shares her experience of how she copes as a parent or a child with ataxia.
Being Diagnosed With Ataxia When You're Young

Jonathan Kay shares his experience of coping with an ataxia diagnosis.
'Unfeeling'
Imagine

'Imagine': the story of Nathan and Jade, told through their eyes. A moving, yet heart-warming story of two courageous youngsters we were honoured to work with.