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A novel locus for hereditary spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum and epilepsy.
Neurology - 25 Apr 2006
Al-Yahyaee S, Al-Gazali L I, De Jonghe P, Al-Barwany H, Al-Kindi M, De Vriendt E, Chand P, Koul R, Jacob P C, Gururaj A, Sztriha L, Parrado A, Van Broeckhoven C, Bayoumi R A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are classified clinically as pure when progressive spasticity occurs in isolation or complicated when other neurologic abnormalities are present. At least 22 genetic loci have been linked to HSP, 8 of which are autosomal recessive (ARHSP). HSP complicated with the presence of thin corpus callosum (HSP-TCC) is a common subtype of HSP. One genetic locus has been...
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