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Hereditary spastic paraplegia: clinical genetic study of 15 families.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jun 2004
Orlacchio Antonio, Kawarai Toshitaka, Totaro Antonio, Errico Alessia, St George-Hyslop Peter H, Rugarli Elena I, Bernardi Giorgio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (ADHSP) is mainly caused by mutations in the SPG4 gene, which encodes a new member of the AAA (adenosine triphosphatases associated with diverse cellular activities) protein family (spastin). Accumulation of genotype-phenotype correlation is important for better understanding of SPG4-linked hereditary spastic paraplegia. OBJECTIVES: To perform a...
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