Screening for the hereditary spastic paraplaegias SPG4 and SPG3A with the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique in a large population of affected individuals.
Summary of "Screening for the hereditary spastic paraplaegias SPG4 and SPG3A with the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique in a large population of affected individuals."
Hereditary spastic paraplaegias are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders characterised by progressive spasticity and weakness in the lower limbs. The most common forms of hereditary spastic paraplaegia are SPG4 and SPG3A caused by sequence variants in the SPAST and ATL1 genes, as well as by deletions and duplications not detected by standard techniques. In this study, we used the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) analysis for screening 93 patients (52 familial and 41 isolated cases). As a result, we identified 11 different deletions and 1 duplication in the SPAST gene and a single exon deletion in the ATL1 gene. These results indicate that micro-rearrangements in the SPAST gene are a fairly frequent cause of hereditary spastic paraplaegia and that MLPA is a useful and efficient technique to detect a considerable proportion of the mutations in the most common forms of hereditary spastic paraplaegias.
Affiliation
Department of Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957, Warsaw, Poland, suleka@ipin.edu.pl.
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Name: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiol
ISSN: 1590-3478
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22203332
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0899-3
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Hereditary Sensory And Motor Neuropathy
A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Subtypes include HMSNs I-VII. HMSN I and II both refer to CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE. HMSN III refers to hypertrophic neuropathy of infancy. HMSN IV refers to REFSUM DISEASE. HMSN V refers to a condition marked by a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy associated with spastic paraplegia (see SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY). HMSN VI refers to HMSN associated with an inherited optic atrophy (OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY), and HMSN VII refers to HMSN associated with retinitis pigmentosa. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)
Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary
A group of inherited diseases that share similar phenotypes but are genetically diverse. Different genetic loci for autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, and x-linked forms of hereditary spastic paraplegia have been identified. Clinically, patients present with slowly progressive distal limb weakness and lower extremity spasticity. Peripheral sensory neurons may be affected in the later stages of the disease. (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998 Jan;64(1):61-6; Curr Opin Neurol 1997 Aug;10(4):313-8)
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Cerebral Palsy
A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)
Mandatory Testing
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