Bulgarian scientists have discovered a new disease. It is a neurological and is caused by mutation of genes, said Prof. Ivaylo Tarnev.
New diagnosis called autosomal recessive congenital ataxia. It is accompanied by oftalmopareza and mental retardation.
The disease is due to a mutation in a gene which encodes a metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) on chromosome 6q24.
The results of the Bulgarian medics were published in the prestigious scientific journal American Journal of Human Genetics.