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ArticleJournal of movement disorders2024

A New Phenotype of TUBB4A Mutation in a Family With Adult-Onset Progressive Spastic Paraplegia and Isolated Hypomyelination Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Pei-Chen Hsieh, Pei Shan Yu, Wen-Lang Fan, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chih-Ying Chao, Yih-Ru Wu

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Article in Journal of movement disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pei-Chen HsiehDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Pei Shan YuDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wen-Lang FanDepartment of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Chieh WangDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chih-Ying ChaoDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yih-Ru WuDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

Funding

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CMRPG3K1481Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 109-2314-B-182A-077-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tubulin beta 4A class IVa (TUBB4A) spectrum disorders include autosomal dominant dystonia type 4 or hypomyelination with atrophy of the basal ganglia and cerebellum (H-ABC syndrome). However, in rare cases, only mild hypomyelination in the cortex with no basal ganglia atrophy may be observed. We report a case of a family with TUBB4A mutation and complicated hereditary spasticity paraplegia (HSP). We performed quadro whole-exome sequencing (WES) on the family to identify the causative gene of progressive spastic paraparesis with isolated hypomyelination leukodystrophy. We identified a novel TUBB4A p.F341L mutation, which was present in all three affected patients but absent in the unaffected father. The affected patients presented with adult-onset TUBB4A disorder, predominant spastic paraparesis with/without ataxia, and brain hypomyelination with no cognitive impairment or extrapyramidal symptoms. In the literature, HSP is considered a TUBB4A spectrum disorder.

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Hereditary spasticity paraplegia (HSP)TUBB4AWhole-exome sequencing (WES)

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PMID37867417
PMCPMC10846974
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