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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Stephan Zuchner, Pinecrest, FL (US);
Margaret Pericak-vance, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Allison Ashley-koch, Cary, NC (US);
Corey Braastad, Southampton, MA (US);
Narasimhan Nagan, South Grafton, MA (US);
Hui Zhu, Belmont, MA (US);
Jeffrey G. Jones, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Stephan Zuchner, Pinecrest, FL (US);
Margaret Pericak-Vance, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Allison Ashley-Koch, Cary, NC (US);
Corey Braastad, Southampton, MA (US);
Narasimhan Nagan, South Grafton, MA (US);
Hui Zhu, Belmont, MA (US);
Jeffrey G. Jones, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods of identifying polymorphisms associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG), are described. The polymorphisms associated with SPG include specific mutations in the receptor expression enhancing protein 1 (REEP1) gene. Also described are methods of diagnosis of SPG.