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Generated 13 Oct 2026
Neurology · Neurology / Movement disorders; Neurogenetics

Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 15

Also known as: Kjellin syndrome; SPG15

Recessive HSP with retinal degeneration.

Medical specialty
Neurology
Subspecialty
Neurology / Movement disorders; Neurogenetics
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, childhood or adolescent onset
Gene(s) involved
ZFYVE26

Etiology & mechanism

ZFYVE26 (spastizin) mutations.

Gene(s) involved (1)

ZFYVE26

Symptoms & signs (4)

cognitive declinepigmentary maculopathyspastic paraparesisthin corpus callosum
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