Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the ATXN7 gene (Horton et al., 2013, David et al., 1998, Rüb et al., 2013, Enevoldson et al., 1994). The gene discussed is ATXN7; the disease is spinocerebellar ataxia 7.