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ArticleJournal of human genetics2025

A Japanese familial spastic paraplegia associated with a missense UBQLN2 variant.

Kazuki Watanabe, Tatsuya Ema, Kenji Shimizu, Kosuke Yamada, Mitsuko Nakashima, Hirotomo Saitsu

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Kazuki WatanabeDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-273X
Tatsuya EmaDepartment of Neurology, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Kenji ShimizuDepartment of Clinical Genetics and Cytogenetics, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-8722
Kosuke YamadaDepartment of Clinical Genetics and Cytogenetics, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Mitsuko NakashimaDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan. mnakashi@hama-med.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-1774
Hirotomo SaitsuDepartment of Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan. hsaitsu@hama-med.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-0960

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP25ek0109637Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP25ek0109674Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP25ek0109760MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23K27566
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Abstract

UBQLN2 is located on Xp11.21 and encodes the ubiquilin 2 protein involved in protein homeostasis. Heterozygous or hemizygous missense variants in UBQLN2 cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, rare cases of primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and spastic paraplegia (SPG) associated with UBQLN2 variants have also been reported. Here, we report four male patients in a family with SPG carrying a hemizygous missense UBQLN2 variant (NM_013444.4:c.1442G>T, p.(Gly481Val)). These patients showed childhood-onset lower limb spasticity, progressing to gait disturbance. The mean onset age (11 years) was earlier than that of previous ALS (49.6 years), SPG (29 years) and PLS (25.5 years) cases, and their progression was slower than in ALS or PLS. Literature review reveals Pro506 missense variants are associated with various motor neuron disease phenotypes, with some SPG patients progressing to ALS. Therefore, we consider that careful follow-up is warranted for UBQLN2-related SPG patients.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagy-Related ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsMutation, MissenseSpastic Paraplegia, HereditaryAdultAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisEast Asian PeopleFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagy-Related ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsUBQLN2 protein, human

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