Description : Hereditary spastic ataxia comprises a heterogeneous group of progressive neurodegenerative
disorders characterized by lower-limb spasticity and generalized ataxia with dysarthria,
impaired ocular movements, and gait disturbance. Spastic ataxia-1 (SPAX1) is an autosomal
dominant form of the disorder with linkage to chromosome 12p13 (summary by Meijer
et al., 2002). - Genetic Heterogeneity of Spastic Ataxia See also SPAX2 (611302),
caused by mutation in the KIF1C gene (603060) on chromosome 17p13; SPAX3 (611390),
caused by rearrangements of the;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the vesicle-associated membrane protein 1 gene (VAMP1, 185880.0001);