ELOVL5 and Spinocerebellar ataxia type 38: More specifically, in patients with SCA38 and in Elovl5−/− mice, both ω3 and ω6 PUFAs with more than 18 carbon atoms are reduced in all types of phospholipids, including phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylserines, phosphatidylinositols, phosphatidic acids, sphingomyelins, ceramides, sulfatides, plasmalogens [24].