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Hereditary spastic paraplegia: advances in genetic research. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Working group.
Neurology - 1 Jun 1996
Fink J K, Heiman-Patterson T, Bird T, Cambi F, Dubé M P, Figlewicz D A, Fink J K, Haines J L, Heiman-Patterson T, Hentati A, Pericak-Vance M A, Raskind W, Rouleau G A, Siddique T
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a diverse group of inherited disorders characterized by progressive lower-extremity spasticity and weakness. Insight into the genetic basis of these disorders is expanding rapidly. Uncomplicated autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked HSP are genetically heterogeneous: different genes cause clinically indistinguishable disorders. A locus for autosomal recessive...
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