A doubling of the number of known cases of hereditary spastic paraplegia- a neurodegenerative disorder, has been revealed by a team of scientists. HSP is characterized by progressive stiffness and contraction of the lower limbs and is associated with epilepsy, cognitive impairment, blindness and other neurological features. Over several years, working with scientific colleagues in parts of the world with relatively high rates of consanguinity or common ancestry, ...Sunday, 2 February 2014
New Genetic Forms of Neurodegeneration Discovered
A doubling of the number of known cases of hereditary spastic paraplegia- a neurodegenerative disorder, has been revealed by a team of scientists. HSP is characterized by progressive stiffness and contraction of the lower limbs and is associated with epilepsy, cognitive impairment, blindness and other neurological features. Over several years, working with scientific colleagues in parts of the world with relatively high rates of consanguinity or common ancestry, ...
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