What is Hereditary Ataxias? #kNOwATAXIA

Hereditary Ataxias are genetic, which means they are caused by a defect in a certain gene that is present from the start of a person’s life, inherited from your parents. Hereditary Ataxias can be divided into those that are dominantly inherited, passing from generation to generation due to a single copy of a defective gene passing from parent to child, and those that are recessively inherited, Ataxia seen in a single generation and is due to two copies of a defective gene; one passed from each parent (who are carriers) to the child.