Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (KCGMHi003-A) from a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8)

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 8 (SCA8) is a rare, dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive ataxia and nystagmus, and dysarthria. SCA8 is caused by bidirectional CTG/CAG repeat expansion in the ATXN8OS and ATXN8 gene. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from a SCA8 patient were successfully transformed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) (KCGMHi003-A) using Sendai virus. Our approach provided a resource for future pathogenesis study and drug screening of SCA8.