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Spastin accumulation and motor neuron defects caused by a novel SPAST splice site mutation.
Journal of translational medicine - 27 Sept 2024
Luo Min, Wang Yanying, Liang Jinxiu, Wan Xinhua
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a rare genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder. The most common type of HSP is caused by pathogenic variants in the SPAST gene. Various hypotheses regarding the pathogenic mechanisms of HSP-SPAST have been proposed. However, a single hypothesis may not be sufficient to explain HSP-SPAST. OBJECTIVE: To determine the causative gene of autosomal...
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