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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 79A
A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar or sensory ataxia and spasticity of the lower limbs that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the UCHL1 gene on chromosome 4p13.
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Overview
A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by slowly progressive cerebellar or sensory ataxia and spasticity of the lower limbs that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the UCHL1 gene on chromosome 4p13.
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