The genetics of hereditary spastic paraplegia and implications for drug therapy.

Abstract

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) comprises a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases that affect the upper motor neurons and their axonal projections. A total of 30 chromosomal loci have been identified for autosomal dominant, recessive and X-linked HSP. The underlying genes for 15 of these loci have been described. The molecular dissection of the cellular functions of the related gene products has already greatly advanced our understanding of the most critical pathways involved in HSP. It is hoped that in the foreseeable future this knowledge will begin to translate into novel pharmacological approaches for this devastating disease.

• Authors: Stephan Züchner
• Journal: Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy (Expert Opin Pharmacother) Vol. 8 Issue 10 Pg. 1433-9 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 1744-7666 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 17661726 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Neuromuscular Agents

Topics

• Drug Therapy (trends)
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Genetic Testing
• Genomics
• Humans
• Mutation
• Neuromuscular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Pharmacogenetics (methods)
• Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary (diagnosis, drug therapy, genetics)