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PMCA4 (ATP2B4) mutation in familial spastic paraplegia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Li Miaoxin, Ho Philip Wing-Lok, Pang Shirley Yin-Yu, Tse Zero Ho-Man, Kung Michelle Hiu-Wai, Sham Pak-Chung, Ho Shu-Leong
Abstract excerpt
Familial spastic paraplegia (FSP) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized primarily by progressive lower limb spasticity and weakness. More than 50 disease loci have been described with different modes of inheritance. In this study, we identified a novel missense mutation (c.803G>A, p.R268Q) in the plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA4, or ATP2B4) gene in a Chinese family with autosomal dominant FSP...
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