New gene identified for Dominant Congenital Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
Researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology together with international collaborators have identified a new gene, BICD2, which causes both dominant Congenital Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. The team was led by Professor Mary Reilly. Dominant Congenital Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a disorder of developing anterior horn cells and is characterised by lower […]