A novel truncating variant of SPAST associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia indicates a haploinsufficiency pathogenic mechanism
IntroductionHereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are genetic neurodegenerative diseases. The most common form of pure HSP that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner is spastic paraplegia type 4 (SPG4), which is caused by mutations in the SPAST gene. Different theories have been proposed as t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1005544/full |