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Exome sequencing identifies novel compound heterozygous mutations in SPG11 that cause autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Dec 2013
Zhao Wei, Zhu Qing-Yan, Zhang Jia-Tang, Liu Hui, Wang Li-Juan, Chen Zhi-Qiang, Guan Li-Ping, Huang Xu-Sheng, Yang Ling, Yu Sheng-Yuan
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower limbs, in complicated forms, with additional neurological signs. To identify the genotype and characterize the phenotype in a Chinese HSP family, ten subjects from the family were examined through detailed clinical evaluations, auxiliary examinations and genetic tests. Using a...
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