Pharmacologic rescue of axon growth defects in a human iPSC model of hereditary spastic paraplegia SPG3A

Pharmacologic rescue of axon growth defects in a human iPSC model of hereditary spastic paraplegia SPG3A.

Hereditary spastic paraplegias are a large, diverse group of neurological disorders (SPG1-71) with the unifying feature of prominent lower extremity spasticity, owing to a length-dependent axonopathy of corticospinal motor neurons. The most common early-onset form of pure, autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia is caused by mutation in the ATL1 gene encoding the atlastin-1 GTPase, whi...

SPG3A gene polymorphisms in hereditary spastic paraplegia

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)/spastic paraplegia 3A (SpG3A) genomic structure as well as the polymorphisms in SPG3G genomic structure by comparing with the normal subjects. Methods: A total of 66 sporadic cases with HSP were collected from April 2014 to September 2016. Genomic DNA extraction was performed, and all coding exons and junction region...

Title Hereditary spastic paraplegia: Identification of an SPG3A gene mutation in a Chinese family

Hereditary spastic paraplegia: identification of an SPG3A gene mutation in a Chinese family.

Hereditary spastic paraplegias are a heterogeneous group of chronic central motor system disorders, characterised by progressive lower limb spasticity. Hereditary spastic paraplegia is clinically classified into pure and complicated forms, by the absence or presence of additional neurological or extra-neurological features. Hereditary spastic paraplegias follow all modes of inheritance and the ...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia.

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or Strümpell-Lorrain syndrome is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders, with prevalence ranged from 4.3 to 9.6 cases per 100,000 population. A common feature of these disorders is the slowly progressive and often severe spasticity, noticeably especially in the low limbs. Conventionally, HSP is divided into two clinical groups, uncomplicated (pure spast...