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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 16-01-2009
Symbol IAHSP
Location 2q33.1
Name spastic paralysis, infantile onset ascending
Corresponding gene ALS2
Main clinical features
  • severe spastic paralysis with an infantile onset and an ascending progression however compatible with long survival
  • onset during the first 2 years of life and extended to upper limbs within the next few years
  • progressing to tetraplegia, anarthria, dysphagia, and slow eye movements
  • motor-evoked potentials and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a primitive, pure degeneration of the upper motor neurons
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Function/system disorder neurology
    Type disease
    Gene product
    Name alsin
    Remark(s)