When applied to the four NDs Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease, and spinocerebellar ataxia types 1 and 3, we predicted multiple members of the insulin pathway, including PDK1, Akt1, InR, and sgg (GSK‐3β), as common modifiers. The gene discussed is AKT1; the disease is spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.