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Recent advances in the genetics of spastic paraplegias.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 May 2008
Stevanin Giovanni, Ruberg Merle, Brice Alexis
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are genetically heterogeneous mendelian disorders characterized by weakness and spasticity in the lower limbs associated with additional neurologic signs in "complex" or "complicated" forms. Major advances have been made during the past two decades in our understanding of their molecular bases. The mapping of 34 genes (17 of which have been identified) involved in this...
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