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Hereditary spastic paraplegia 23(SPG23)

MedGen UID:
167094
•Concept ID:
C0796019
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 23; Lison syndrome; SPASTIC PARAPARESIS, VITILIGO, PREMATURE GRAYING, CHARACTERISTIC FACIES; Spastic paraplegia 23; Spastic paraplegia and pigmentary abnormalities; Spastic paraplegia vitiligo premature graying and characteristic facies; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA WITH PIGMENTARY ABNORMALITIES; SPG 23
SNOMED CT: Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 23 (726608002); Lison syndrome (726608002); Spastic paraparesis, vitiligo, premature graying, characteristic facies syndrome (726608002)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal recessive inheritance
MedGen UID:
141025
•Concept ID:
C0441748
•
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in individuals with two pathogenic alleles, either homozygotes (two copies of the same mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele).
Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)
 
Gene (location): DSTYK (1q32.1)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010046
OMIM®: 270750
Orphanet: ORPHA101003

Definition

Spastic paraplegia-23 (SPG23) is an autosomal recessive neurologic disorder characterized by childhood-onset spastic paraplegia resulting in gait difficulties and associated with pigmentary abnormalities, including premature graying of the hair and vitiligo-like or hyperpigmented skin lesions. Some patients may also have a peripheral neuropathy (summary by Lee et al., 2017). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Scapular winging
MedGen UID:
66822
•Concept ID:
C0240953
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Abnormal protrusion of the scapula away from the surface of the back.
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Lower limb muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
324478
•Concept ID:
C1836296
•
Finding
Weakness of the muscles of the legs.
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Intellectual disability, mild
MedGen UID:
10044
•Concept ID:
C0026106
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Mild intellectual disability is defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the range of 50-69.
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Peripheral neuropathy
MedGen UID:
18386
•Concept ID:
C0031117
•
Disease or Syndrome
Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for any disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The main clinical features used to classify peripheral neuropathy are distribution, type (mainly demyelinating versus mainly axonal), duration, and course.
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Babinski sign
MedGen UID:
19708
•Concept ID:
C0034935
•
Finding
Upturning of the big toe (and sometimes fanning of the other toes) in response to stimulation of the sole of the foot. If the Babinski sign is present it can indicate damage to the corticospinal tract.
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Spastic paraplegia
MedGen UID:
20882
•Concept ID:
C0037772
•
Disease or Syndrome
Spasticity and weakness of the leg and hip muscles.
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Hyperreflexia
MedGen UID:
57738
•Concept ID:
C0151889
•
Finding
Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles.
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Loss of ambulation
MedGen UID:
332305
•Concept ID:
C1836843
•
Finding
Inability to walk in a person who previous had the ability to walk.
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Micrognathia
MedGen UID:
44428
•Concept ID:
C0025990
•
Congenital Abnormality
Developmental hypoplasia of the mandible.
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Retrognathia
MedGen UID:
19766
•Concept ID:
C0035353
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Congenital Abnormality
An abnormality in which the mandible is mislocalised posteriorly.
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Scoliosis
MedGen UID:
11348
•Concept ID:
C0036439
•
Disease or Syndrome
The presence of an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
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Microcephaly
MedGen UID:
1644158
•Concept ID:
C4551563
•
Finding
Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender.
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Narrow face
MedGen UID:
373334
•Concept ID:
C1837463
•
Finding
Bizygomatic (upper face) and bigonial (lower face) width are both more than 2 standard deviations below the mean (objective); or, an apparent reduction in the width of the upper and lower face (subjective).
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Vitiligo
MedGen UID:
22677
•Concept ID:
C0042900
•
Disease or Syndrome
Generalized well circumscribed patches of leukoderma that are generally distributed over symmetric body locations and is due to autoimmune destruction of melanocytes.
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Multiple lentigines
MedGen UID:
272242
•Concept ID:
C1328931
•
Disease or Syndrome
Presence of an unusually high number of lentigines (singular
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Premature graying of body hair
MedGen UID:
341386
•Concept ID:
C1849125
•
Finding
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Hyperpigmentation in sun-exposed areas
MedGen UID:
812207
•Concept ID:
C3805877
•
Finding
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Puzzle of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: From Epidemiology to Treatment.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Movement disorders in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
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Investigating KIF1A mutations in a Taiwanese cohort with hereditary spastic paraplegia.
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Inherited metabolic diseases mimicking hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP): a chance for treatment.
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Genetic mutation analysis of hereditary spastic paraplegia: A retrospective study.
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Diagnosis

Movement disorders in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
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The clinical and molecular spectrum of ZFYVE26-associated hereditary spastic paraplegia: SPG15.
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Therapy

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Prognosis

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A novel homozygous mutation in ERLIN1 gene causing spastic paraplegia 62 and literature review.
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Prevalence and phenotype of the c.1529C>T SPG7 variant in adult-onset cerebellar ataxia in Italy.
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Clinical prediction guides

A Single-Sensor Approach to Quantify Gait in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.
van Gelder LMA, Bonci T, Buckley EE, Price K, Salis F, Hadjivassiliou M, Mazzà C, Hewamadduma C
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The clinical and molecular spectrum of ZFYVE26-associated hereditary spastic paraplegia: SPG15.
Saffari A, Kellner M, Jordan C, Rosengarten H, Mo A, Zhang B, Strelko O, Neuser S, Davis MY, Yoshikura N, Futamura N, Takeuchi T, Nabatame S, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Aldeen HS, Cali E, Rocca C, Houlden H, Efthymiou S, Assmann B, Yoon G, Trombetta BA, Kivisäkk P, Eichler F, Nan H, Takiyama Y, Tessa A, Santorelli FM, Sahin M, Blackstone C, Yang E, Schüle R, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D
Brain 2023 May 2;146(5):2003-2015. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac391. PMID: 36315648Free PMC Article
Specific Gait Changes in Prodromal Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 4: preSPG4 Study.
Laßmann C, Ilg W, Schneider M, Völker M, Haeufle DFB, Schüle R, Giese M, Synofzik M, Schöls L, Rattay TW
Mov Disord 2022 Dec;37(12):2417-2426. Epub 2022 Aug 29 doi: 10.1002/mds.29199. PMID: 36054444
The Puzzle of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: From Epidemiology to Treatment.
Meyyazhagan A, Kuchi Bhotla H, Pappuswamy M, Orlacchio A
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Jul 11;23(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms23147665. PMID: 35887006Free PMC Article
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: An Update.
Meyyazhagan A, Orlacchio A
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Feb 1;23(3) doi: 10.3390/ijms23031697. PMID: 35163618Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Movement disorders in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
Fereshtehnejad SM, Saleh PA, Oliveira LM, Patel N, Bhowmick S, Saranza G, Kalia LV
Neurol Sci 2023 Mar;44(3):947-959. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06516-8. PMID: 36441344Free PMC Article

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