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Partial SPAST and DPY30 deletions in a Japanese spastic paraplegia type 4 family.
Neurogenetics - 1 Feb 2011
Miura Shiroh, Shibata Hiroki, Kida Hiroshi, Noda Kazuhito, Toyama Takayuki, Iwasaki Naoka, Iwaki Akiko, Ayabe Mitsuyoshi, Aizawa Hisamichi, Taniwaki Takayuki, Fukumaki Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Spastic paraplegia type 4 (SPG4) is the most common autosomal dominant hereditary SPG caused by mutations in the SPAST gene. We studied the four-generation pedigree of a Japanese family with autosomal dominant hereditary SPG both clinically and genetically. Twelve available family members (ten affected; two unaffected) and two spouses were enrolled in the study. The clinical features were hyperreflexia in all...
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