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SPAST mutation spectrum and familial occurrence among Czech patients with pure hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2016
Mészárosová Anna Uhrová, Putzová Martina, Čermáková Marie, Vávrová Dagmar, Doležalová Kateřina, Smetanová Irena, Stejskal David, Beetz Christian, Seeman Pavel
Abstract excerpt
The SPAST gene has a major role in hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs). This is the first report mapping characteristics of the SPAST gene in a large cohort of Czech HSP patients. All 17 coding exons of the SPAST gene were Sanger sequenced in 327 patients from 263 independent families with suspected uncomplicated HSP. The selected 126 independent patients, without mutation in the SPAST gene after Sanger...
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