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Science in motion: common molecular pathological themes emerge in the hereditary spastic paraplegias.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2003
Reid E
Abstract excerpt
The hereditary spastic paraplegias are a group of neurodegenerative conditions that all share the principal clinical feature of progressive lower limb spastic paralysis, caused by either failure of development or progressive degeneration of the corticospinal tract. The conditions are characterised by extreme genetic heterogeneity, with at least 20 genes involved. Until recently, no functional overlap was apparent...
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