Description : Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia-46 (SPG46) is a neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by onset in childhood of slowly progressive spastic paraplegia and cerebellar
signs. Some patients have cognitive impairment, cataracts, and cerebral, cerebellar,
and corpus callosum atrophy on brain imaging (summary by Boukhris et al., 2010 and
Martin et al., 2013).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the beta acid glucosidase 2 gene (GBA2, 609471.0001);