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Identification of novel compound heterozygous SPG7 mutations-related hereditary spastic paraplegia in a Chinese family: a case report
29 Nov 2018
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegias (ARHSPs) are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative diseases with progressive spasticity and weakness in the lower limbs. Mutations in the Spastic Paraplegia gene 7 (SPG7) account for about 5-21% of ARHSP cases. However, in Asians, few reports about the mutations exist. In this study, we firstly report a novel finding...
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