ORPHA:1182
Spastic ataxia with congenital miosis
Also known as: Autosomal dominant spastic ataxia type 7 · SPAX7
Query health: suspect — Only one of 2 strategies returned hits (phrase).
Publications
10
19.9th percentile
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
131
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
2/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
Spastic with miosis is a rare characterized by an apparently non- or slowly symmetrical of gait, pyramidal signs in the limbs, spasticity and hyperreflexia (especially in the lower limbs) together with dysarthria and impaired pupillary reaction to light, presenting as a fixed miosis (with pupils that seldom exceed 2 mm in diameter and dilate poorly with mydriatics). Nystagmus may also be present.
How rare: <1 / 1 000 000 — fewer than one in a million. In a city the size of Kolkata, that might mean on the order of fifteen people.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0007165
- MeSH:C566247
- OMIM:108650
- UMLS:C1862441
Additional Mondo synonyms (2)
autosomal dominant spastic ataxia type 7 · spastic ataxia type 7
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
2/6 stages with a signal
No specific-condition interventional trial, but broader-category trials exist — discuss eligibility with a clinician.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
10 matched papers (5 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialPartial
None under the specific name; 3 for broader category spastic ataxia
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
10
10 papers have ever been indexed under this name. For scale, breast cancer has over 700,000. Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
10 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
5 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 19.9th percentile (publications denominator)
Phrase hits: 10 · MeSH hits: 0
Who's working on it?
131
Distinct author names in 10 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.
- 01Adams D1 paper · 2011Papers in Europe PMC
- 02Amati-Bonneau P1 paper · 2020
MitoLab Team (M.C., A.C., C.B., D.G., V.D.-D., S.L., V.P., P.R., D.B., P.A.-B., G.L.), UMR CNRS 6015-INSERM U1083, Institut MitoVasc, Angers University and Hospital; Genetics and immuno-cell therapy Team (M.C.), Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco; Departments of Biochemistry and Genetics (C.B., D.G., V.D.-D., E.C., V.P., P.R., D.B., P.A.-B.), University Hospital Angers; Department of Ophthalmology (A.M.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium; Neuroophthalmology Department (C.V.), Rothschild Ophthalmologic Foundation, Paris; Exploration of Visual Function and Neuro-Ophthalmology Department (V.S., S.D.-D., I.D.B.), Lille University Hospital, Rue Emilie Laine, Lille Cedex; CHU Bordeaux (C.G.), Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre de Référence « Neurogénétique » and Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U 1211, Laboratoire Maladies Rares, Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM) Bordeaux; School of Optometry and Vision Sciences (M.V.), Cardiff University and Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (N.J., P.Y.-W.-M.), London; Department of Clinical Neurosciences (P.Y.-W.-M.), Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair and MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge; Cambridge Eye Unit (P.Y.-W.-M.), Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK; IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (F.T., L.C., C.L.M., V.C.), Bellaria Hospital; Unit of Neurology (C.L.M., V.C.), Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Italy; Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares (X.Z.), Clinique Pluridisciplinaire Jules Verne, Nantes; and National Centre in Rare Diseases (I.M.), Genetics of Sensory Diseases, University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Auber B1 paper · 2020
Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Badia BML1 paper · 2024
Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurometabolic Unit, Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-060, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Barbosa AR1 paper · 2024
Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurometabolic Unit, Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-060, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Barbosa AS1 paper · 2024
Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurometabolic Unit, Division of Neuromuscular Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo 04039-060, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Barros J1 paper · 2025
Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, ULS de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Battke F1 paper · 2016
CeGaT GmbH, Center for Genomics and Transcriptomics Tübingen, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 09Biskup S1 paper · 2016
CeGaT GmbH, Center for Genomics and TranscriptomicsTübingen, Germany; Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.
Papers in Europe PMC - 10Blackstone C1 paper · 2011Papers in Europe PMC
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
0
interventional trials for this specific condition
No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov (observational studies and pan-disease registries are listed separately when present). 3 trials are registered for spastic ataxia, the broader category — shown separately because they may or may not enrol this specific subtype.
Data as of 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
high confidence · 36.5th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.
3 interventional trials matched spastic ataxia, the broader category — listed below. Those studies are not counted in the condition-specific total.
Broader category: spastic ataxia
3
Interventional trials for the parent category, exclusive of NCT IDs already counted above. Eligibility for this subtype is not guaranteed.
Worth raising with a clinician. How we count trials.
Recruiting under the broader category
- NCT06261424·RECRUITING·Effects of a Supervised Rehabilitation Program on Disease Severity in Spastic Ataxias
Conditions: Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay · Spastic Paraplegia 7·Matched via name phrase
General rare disease registries you may be eligible for
These studies enroll across many rare conditions. They are not counted as evidence that anyone is studying this specific disease.
- NCT01793168·RECRUITING·Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
Conditions: Rare Disorders · Undiagnosed Disorders · Disorders of Unknown Prevalence · Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Spastic ataxia with congenital miosis" OR "Autosomal dominant spastic ataxia type 7" OR "SPAX7" OR "spastic ataxia type 7"
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Spastic ataxia with congenital miosis" OR "Autosomal dominant spastic ataxia type 7" OR "SPAX7" OR "spastic ataxia type 7" OR "autosomal dominant spastic ataxia"
Recall-expansion terms: autosomal dominant spastic ataxia
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Parent-category trials query:
"spastic ataxia"
Query health: suspect — strategies attempted: phrase, recall-expansion; with hits: phrase
Run this search on ClinicalTrials.gov
Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- No synonyms dropped by stoplist
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
Ingested 2026-07-26T16:36:17.372Z