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Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 11 (SPG11) is associated with obesity and hypothalamic damage.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2020
Cardozo-Hernández Ana Luisa de Carvalho, Rezende Thiago Junqueira Ribeiro, França Marcondes Cavalcante
Abstract excerpt
SPG11 mutations lead to heterogeneous neurological phenotypes, but metabolic abnormalities have not yet been explored in this disease. In this study, we investigate whether SPG11 pathogenic variants might affect metabolic regulation, leading to weight changes and if this could relate to hypothalamic damage. In this cross-sectional case-control study, we selected a group of individuals with confirmed SPG11...
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