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Variants in KIF1A gene in dominant and sporadic forms of hereditary spastic paraparesis.
Journal of neurology - 1 Dec 2015
Citterio Andrea, Arnoldi Alessia, Panzeri Elena, Merlini Luciano, D'Angelo Maria Grazia, Musumeci Olimpia, Toscano Antonio, Bondi Alice, Martinuzzi Andrea, Bresolin Nereo, Bassi Maria Teresa
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KIF1A gene encodes the kinesin 1a protein, an axonal motor protein working in cargo transport along neurites. Variants in KIF1A were identified in different forms of neurodegenerative diseases with dominant and recessive inheritance. Homozygous recessive mutations were found in the hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2, HSAN2 and in a recessive subtype of hereditary spastic paraparesis, SPG30. De...
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