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    Nat Genet. 2001 Nov;29(3):326-31.

    Mutations in a newly identified GTPase gene cause autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia.

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    Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.

    Abstract

    The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs; Strümpell-Lorrain syndrome, MIM number 18260) are a diverse class of disorders characterized by insidiously progressive lower-extremity spastic weakness (reviewed in refs. 1-3). Eight autosomal dominant HSP (ADHSP) loci have been identified, the most frequent of which is that linked to the SPG4 locus on chromosome 2p22 (found in approximately 42%), followed by that linked to the SPG3A locus on chromosome 14q11-q21 (in approximately 9%). Only SPG4 has been identified as a causative gene in ADHSP. Its protein (spastin) is predicted to participate in the assembly or function of nuclear protein complexes. Here we report the identification of mutations in a newly identified GTPase gene, SPG3A, in ADHSP affected individuals.

    PMID:
    11685207
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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