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[Clinical aspects of hereditary spastic paraplegias].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Shimazaki Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) were characterized by progressive leg spasticity with various additional symptoms as follows: peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, extrapyramidal symptoms, mental impairment, optic atrophy, pigmental retinopathy, and so on. Many genetic loci (SPG1-72) and more than 50 genes were identified so far. Recently, we identified the causative gene, C12orf65, that was reported...
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