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Bi-allelic variants in PNPLA6 possibly associated with Parkinsonian features in addition to spastic paraplegia phenotype.
Journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2020
Sen Kuntal, Finau Melesilika, Ghosh Pritha
Abstract excerpt
Variants in the PNPLA6 gene are known to cause 4 distinct phenotypes. One known phenotype is Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia type 39 (HSP 39), a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by variable onset of lower limb spasticity, weakness and ataxia. Little is known about complications of HSP 39 in adulthood. Here, we report a family of three siblings who presented with bilateral lower limb spasticity in...
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