Description : Spastic paraplegia-43 (SPG43) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by childhood onset of progressive spasticity affecting the lower and
upper limbs (summary by Meilleur et al., 2010). For a general phenotypic description
and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia,
see 270800.;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the chromosome 19 open reading frame 12 gene (C19ORF12, 614297.0006);