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A novel splice site mutation in ERLIN2 causes hereditary spastic paraplegia in a Saudi family.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Wakil Salma M, Bohlega Saeed, Hagos Samya, Baz Batoul, Al Dossari Haya, Ramzan Khushnooda, Al-Hassnan Zuhair N
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias (HSP) encompass a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by insidiously progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower extremities. We describe a consanguineous Saudi family segregating a complicated form of HSP in an autosomal recessive pattern. The two affected siblings had early onset, cognitive, speech and motor involvement...
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