Abstract:Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) represents a group of rare inherited neurodegenerative conditions and is characterized by progressive lower limb spasticity. Ubiquitin-associated protein 1 (UBAP1)-related HSP is classified as spastic paraplegia-80 (SPG80), which is an autosomal-dominant (AD) juvenile-onset neurologic disorder and mainly affects the lower limbs. We described the clinical and genetic features of two patients in the same family caused by heterozygous mutation of the UBAP1 gene. The proband was… Show more
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