Novel OPA1 mutation featuring spastic paraparesis and intestinal dysmotility

A 58-year-old man with optic atrophy, spastic paraparesis, axonal sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy and intestinal dysmotility harbors a novel heterozygous missense mutation in the mitochondrial import signal peptide of OPA1. The case underscores the role of OPA1 in the pathogenesis of spastic para...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Kazamel, Lee-Jun Wong, Margherita Milone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426914000640