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A Novel SPAST Mutation Results in Spastin Accumulation and Defects in Microtubule Dynamics.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Mar 2022
Chen Rui, Du Shiyue, Yao Yanyi, Zhang Lu, Luo Junyu, Shen Yinhua, Xu Zhenping, Zeng Xiaomei, Zhang Luoying, Liu Mugen, Yin Chuang, Tang Beisha, Tan Jun, Xu Xuan, Liu Jing Yu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Haploinsufficiency is widely accepted as the pathogenic mechanism of spastic paraplegia type 4 (SPG4). However, there are some cases that cannot be explained by reduced function of the spastin protein encoded by SPAST. OBJECTIVES: To identify the causative gene of autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia in three large Chinese families and explore the pathological mechanism of a spastin...
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