# Machado-Joseph Disease(MJD) - SCA3

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/machado-joseph-disease-mjd-sca3/7077>\
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**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/machado-joseph-disease-mjd-sca3/7077 "2018-11-26T17:57:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithataxia.org/t/machado-joseph-disease-mjd-sca3/7077/1 "2018-11-26T17:57:42Z")

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Machado-Joseph disease (MJD)—also called spinocerebellar ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)—is one of approximately 30 recognized, dominantly inherited forms of ataxia. Ataxia is a general term meaning lack of muscle control or coordination. MJD is characterized by slowly progressive clumsiness in the arms and legs, a staggering lurching gait that can be mistaken for drunkenness, difficulty with speech and swallowing, impaired eye movements sometimes accompanied by double vision or bulging eyes, and lower limb spasticity.

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