Article
Complex phenotype in an Italian family with a novel mutation in SPG3A.
Journal of neurology - 1 Mar 2010
de Leva Maria Fulvia, Filla Alessandro, Criscuolo Chiara, Tessa Alessandra, Pappatà Sabina, Quarantelli Mario, Bilo Leonilda, Peluso Silvio, Antenora Antonella, Longo Dario, Santorelli Filippo M, De Michele Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the SPG3A gene represent a significant cause of autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia with early onset and pure phenotype. We describe an Italian family manifesting a complex phenotype, characterized by cerebellar involvement in the proband and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like syndrome in her father, in association with a new mutation in SPG3A. Our findings further widen the notion of...
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