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Further evidence for a fourth gene causing X-linked pure spastic paraplegia.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2002
Starling A, Rocco P, Cambi F, Hobson G M, Passos Bueno M R, Zatz M
Abstract excerpt
X-linked hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) present with two distinct phenotypes: pure and complicated. The pure form is characterized by slowly progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower limbs, whereas the complicated forms have additional features (optic neuropathy, retinopathy, extrapyramidal disturbance, dementia, epilepsy, ataxia, ichthyosis, mental retardation, and deafness). Three X-linked loci...
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