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Elsevier, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 1-2(277), p. 22-25

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.09.039

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Spastic paraplegia with thinning of the corpus callosum and white matter abnormalities: Further mutations and relative frequency in ZFYVE26/SPG15 in the Italian population

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Abstract

Spastic paraplegia with thinning of the corpus callosum (ARHSP-TCC) is a relatively frequent form of complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia in which mental retardation and muscle stiffness at onset are followed by slowly progressive paraparesis and cognitive deterioration. Although genetically heterogeneous, ARHSP-TCC is frequently associated with mutations in the SPG11 gene, on chromosome 15q. However, it is becoming evident that ARHSP-TCC can also be the clinical presentation of mutations in ZFYVE26 (SPG15), as shown by the recent identification of eight families with a variable phenotype. Here, we present an additional Italian ARHSP-TCC patient harboring two new, probably loss-of-function mutations in ZFYVE26. This finding, together with the report of a mutation in another Italian family, provides confirmation that ZFYVE26 is the second gene responsible for ARHSP-TCC in the Italian population. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.