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Monozygotic twins with a new compound heterozygous SPG11 mutation and different disease expression.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Oct 2017
Schneider-Gold Christiane, Dekomien Gabriele, Regensburger Martin, Schneider Ruth, Trampe Nadine, Krogias Christos, Lukas Carsten, Bellenberg Barbara
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A pair of monozygotic 22-year-old twins with complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia caused by a novel SPG11 mutation is described. METHODS: Genetic testing and thorough clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR-spectroscopy were performed. RESULTS: The twins were compound heterozygous for a known frameshift as well as a novel splice site mutation in the SPG11 gene. Clinically...
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