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Spectrum of SPG4 mutations in autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 2000
Fonknechten N, Mavel D, Byrne P, Davoine C S, Cruaud C, Bönsch D, Boentsch D, Samson D, Coutinho P, Hutchinson M, McMonagle P, Burgunder J M, Tartaglione A, Heinzlef O, Feki I, Deufel T, Parfrey N, Brice A, Fontaine B, Prud'homme J F, Weissenbach J, Dürr A, Hazan J
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (AD-HSP) is a group of genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders characterized by pro- gressive spasticity of the lower limbs. Five AD-HSP loci have been mapped to chromosomes 14q, 2p, 15q, 8q and 12q. The SPG4 locus at 2p21-p22 has been shown to account for approximately 40% of all AD-HSP families. SPG4 encoding spastin, a putative nuclear AAA protein,...
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