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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 78
A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized predominantly by spasticity and muscle weakness of the lower limbs that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ATP13A2 gene on chromosome 1p36.13.
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Overview
A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized predominantly by spasticity and muscle weakness of the lower limbs that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ATP13A2 gene on chromosome 1p36.13.
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