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Chédiak-Higashi syndrome presenting as a hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2022
Koh Kishin, Tsuchiya Mai, Ishiura Hiroyuki, Shimazaki Haruo, Nakamura Takeshi, Hara Hideo, Suzuyama Kohei, Takahashi Makio, Tsuji Shoji, Takiyama Yoshihisa
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) comprise a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by weakness and leg spasticity. LYST is responsible for Chédiak-Higashi syndrome (CHS), which exhibits partial oculocutaneous albinism, primary immunodeficiency, and bleeding tendency in childhood. Although neurological symptoms of CHS also appear in adulthood, a phenotype of spastic paraplegia has rarely been...
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