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Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 18
Disease definition
Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 18 (SPG18) is a rare, complex type of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by progressive spastic paraplegia (presenting in early childhood) associated with delayed motor development, severe intellectual disability and joint contractures. A thin corpus callosum is equally noted on brain magnetic resonance imaging. SPG18 is caused by a mutation in the ERLIN2 gene (8p11.2) encoding the protein, Erlin-2.
ORPHA:209951
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2016) Español (2016) Italiano (2016) Nederlands (2016) Polski (2016, pdf)
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General public
- Article for general public
- Français (2015, pdf) - Fondation Groupama
- Svenska (2020) - Socialstyrelsen
Disease review articles
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2021) - GeneReviews
Disability
- Disability factsheet
- Français (2018, pdf) - Orphanet


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