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A novel splice site mutation in the SPG7 gene causing widespread fiber damage in homozygous and heterozygous subjects.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Mar 2010
Warnecke Tobias, Duning Thomas, Schirmacher Anja, Mohammadi Siawoosh, Schwindt Wolfram, Lohmann Hubertus, Dziewas Rainer, Deppe Michael, Ringelstein E Bernd, Young Peter
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Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are genetically and clinically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders. The purpose of this study was to assess the genotype and phenotype in a family with a complicated form of autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia (ARHSP). Neurological and neuropsychological evaluation, neurophysiologic studies, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES),...
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