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SPAST mutations in Australian patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Internal medicine journal - 1 Dec 2012
Vandebona H, Kerr N P, Liang C, Sue C M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is often caused by mutations in the SPAST gene. The frequency of SPAST mutations causing HSP in Australian patients is currently unknown. AIM: We aimed to determine the frequency of SPAST gene mutations in our cohort of HSP patients. METHODS: We recruited 30 unrelated patients with HSP for clinical and genetic assessment. DNA or RNA was extracted from patients'...
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