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If ambulation is achieved, affected subjects often exhibit gait ataxia. Additionally, epilepsy and polyneuropathy have been reported in some patients. SCAR13 is caused by pathogenic variants in the <jats:italic>GRM1<\/jats:italic> gene, which is predominantly expressed in the cerebellum, with lower levels in the other parts of the brain. To date, only seven reports of this rare ataxia have been published globally. Our study aimed to investigate clinical and mutation spectrum of <jats:italic>GRM1<\/jats:italic>-associated SCAR13 disorder in nine patients of two consanguineous Pakistani families (designated here to as NP35 and NP36). We performed whole exome sequencing in the probands of the two families followed by Sanger sequencing to test variant segregation. We identified a novel <jats:italic>GRM1<\/jats:italic> frameshift variant (NM_001278064.2):c.3525_3529del; p.(Asn1176IlefsTer71) in both families as a cause of SCAR13. It was classified as a variant of uncertain significance (PM2: pathogenic moderate 2 and PVS1: pathogenic very strong 1) according to the ACMG guidelines. The novel variant exhibited clinical heterogeneity in the two families. Moreover, scoliosis was observed in all four patients of the family NP35, a feature previously documented in only one patient worldwide. Our study expands the limited mutation spectrum of the <jats:italic>GRM1<\/jats:italic>-associated SCAR13. 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