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hereditary spastic paraplegia 85

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A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by onset of motor symptoms (e.g. spasticity and hyperreflexia of the lower limbs) in the first few years of life that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the RNF170 gene on chromos

A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by onset of motor symptoms (e.g. spasticity and hyperreflexia of the lower limbs) in the first few years of life that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the RNF170 gene on chromosome 8p11.21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Saccadic smooth pursuit interruptions
  • Lower limb spasticity
  • Optic atrophy
  • Brisk reflexes
  • Babinski sign
  • Lower limb muscle weakness
  • Dysarthria
  • Motor delay
  • Spastic paraplegia
  • Upper limb spasticity

Also known as: SPG85; spastic paraplegia 85 autosomal recessive