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Expanding SPG7 dominant optic atrophy phenotype: Infantile nystagmus and optic atrophy without spastic paraplegia.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Feb 2023
Seo Yuri, Lim Hyun Taek, Lee Byung Joo, Han Jinu
Abstract excerpt
Spastic paraplegia is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive leg weakness and spasticity due to degeneration of corticospinal axons. SPG7 encodes paraplegin, and pathogenic variants in the gene cause hereditary spastic paraplegia as an autosomal recessive trait. Various ophthalmological findings including optic atrophy, ophthalmoplegia, or nystagmus have been reported in patients with spastic...
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