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NIPA1mutation in complex hereditary spastic paraplegia with epilepsy
22 Feb 2011
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders characterized in the 'pure' phenotype by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs. In the 'complex' phenotype, additional neurologic symptoms or signs are found. Mutations in the NIPA1 gene have been reported to cause spastic paraplegia type 6 (SPG6) in 10...
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