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Neurology · Neurology / Movement disorders; Neurogenetics

Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 1

also: L1 syndrome; MASA syndrome; SPG1

X-linked complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia within the L1 syndrome spectrum.

Specialty
Neurology
Subspecialty
Neurology / Movement disorders; Neurogenetics
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected, nearly all; Female: carriers usually unaffected or mild; Children: yes, congenital
Gene(s) involved
L1CAM
Alternative names & eponyms
L1 syndrome; MASA syndrome; SPG1

Etiology & mechanism

Mutations in the L1 cell adhesion molecule impair axon guidance and corticospinal development.

Gene(s) involved (1)

Symptoms & signs (4)

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