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A novel variant (p.A524P) in Spastin is responsible for a Chinese family with hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Molecular biology reports - 4 Sept 2024
Jin Yu-Han, Xiang Yang-Ziyu, Zhao Mei-Fang, Liu Yi-Hui, Fan Liang-Liang, Li Xiao-Cong
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) represents a group of monogenic neurodegenerative disorders characterized by high clinical and genetic heterogeneity. HSP is characterized by slowly progressing hypertonia of both lower extremities, spastic gait, and myasthenia. The most prevalent autosomal dominant form of HSP, known as spastic paraplegia 4 (SPG4), is attributed to variants in the spastin (SPAST)...
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