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SPG11: a consistent clinical phenotype in a family with homozygous spatacsin truncating mutation.
Neurogenetics - 1 Nov 2007
Del Bo Roberto, Di Fonzo Alessio, Ghezzi Serena, Locatelli Federica, Stevanin Giovanni, Costa Antonella, Corti Stefania, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo Pietro
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders leading to progressive spasticity of the lower limbs. Here, we describe clinical and genetic features in an Italian family affected by autosomal recessive HSP (ARHSP) with mental impairment and thin corpus callosum (TCC). In both affected subjects, genetic analysis revealed the presence of a homozygous small deletion...
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