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NIPA1 gene mutations cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG6).
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2003
Rainier Shirley, Chai Jing-Hua, Tokarz Debra, Nicholls Robert D, Fink John K
Abstract excerpt
The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are genetically heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive lower-extremity weakness and spasticity. The molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood. We report discovery of a dominant negative mutation in the NIPA1 gene in a kindred with autosomal dominant HSP (ADHSP), linked to chromosome 15q11-q13 (SPG6 locus); and precisely the same mutation in an unrelated...
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