Abstract
The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are characterized by spastic gait with weakness in the legs and additional neurological or extra-neurological signs in "complicated" forms.
The past two decades have witnessed major advances in our understanding of their molecular bases with the identification of a plethora of loci and the cloning of several SPG genes. Combined genetic and clinical information has permitted a modern, molecularly-driven classification and an improved diagnosis, with several new data on the possible disease mechanisms. Further heterogeneity will rapidly emerge with the diffusion of next-generation sequencing platforms and, under the shadow of common themes in the pathogenesis, new therapeutic options will likely emerge for a great number of patients.
Keywords: Hereditary spastic paraplegia, genetic, genotype/phenotype correlations, heterogeneity, mechanisms of disease, mutation, SPG.
Current Molecular Medicine
Title:Bridging Over the Troubled Heterogeneity of SPG-Related Pathologies: Mechanisms Unite What Genetics Divide
Volume: 14 Issue: 8
Author(s): A. Tessa, P.S. Denora, L. Racis, E. Storti, A. Orlacchio and F.M. Santorelli
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Keywords: Hereditary spastic paraplegia, genetic, genotype/phenotype correlations, heterogeneity, mechanisms of disease, mutation, SPG.
Abstract: The hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are characterized by spastic gait with weakness in the legs and additional neurological or extra-neurological signs in "complicated" forms.
The past two decades have witnessed major advances in our understanding of their molecular bases with the identification of a plethora of loci and the cloning of several SPG genes. Combined genetic and clinical information has permitted a modern, molecularly-driven classification and an improved diagnosis, with several new data on the possible disease mechanisms. Further heterogeneity will rapidly emerge with the diffusion of next-generation sequencing platforms and, under the shadow of common themes in the pathogenesis, new therapeutic options will likely emerge for a great number of patients.
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Tessa A., Denora P.S., Racis L., Storti E., Orlacchio A. and Santorelli F.M., Bridging Over the Troubled Heterogeneity of SPG-Related Pathologies: Mechanisms Unite What Genetics Divide, Current Molecular Medicine 2014; 14 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524014666141010154526
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