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Novel mutations in SPG11 cause hereditary spastic paraplegia associated with early-onset levodopa-responsive Parkinsonism.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Feb 2011
Guidubaldi Arianna, Piano Carla, Santorelli Filippo M, Silvestri Gabriella, Petracca Martina, Tessa Alessandra, Bentivoglio Anna Rita
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by spastic paraparesis, cognitive impairment, and peripheral neuropathy. The neuroradiologic hallmarks are thin corpus callosum and periventricular white matter changes. Mutations in the SPG11 gene have been identified to be a major cause of autosomal recessive hereditary spastic...
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