Research Research groups Rare and genetic movement disorders

About

We conduct clinical and translational research on specific groups of rare movement disorders, with a focus on ataxias. Central themes are: identification of new (genetic) causes; trial readiness; understanding disease mechanisms; and testing symptomatic and disease-modifying interventions.


Research group leader

prof. dr. Bart van de Warrenburg

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Aims

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Aims

For a prioritized set of rare movements disorders, we aim to:

  1. Secure trial-readiness, through natural history and biomarker discovery studies that provide sensitive and relevant outcome measures and inform the design of clinical trials;
  2. Identify new causes of rare movement disorders and implement these in diagnostic trajectories
  3. Generate new insights in molecular and system-level mechanisms, which serve as new disease markers or as leads for therapy;
  4. Design and test symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies. 



Publications

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Publications