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Potential drug candidate for AP-4 HSPs identified

AP-4 blood biomarker discovered also

Potential imaging biomarkers of HSP progression

Peripheral nerve involvement in SPG4 & SPG7

Lipid balance disrupted in SPG89

Approved statins may help fix the problem

Computer simulation of gait in early-stage SPG4

Marker of disease severity / treatment effectiveness

Methodology established to quantify gait in HSP

Single lower-back wearable inertial sensor used

Is it HSP, CMT, PLS or ALS?

Gene testing helps with diagnosis

Mouse study of SPG8 disease mechanism

Protein regulates structural plasticity of neurons

High phenotype variability in SPG3A examined

Other genes & epigenetics play a part

New HSP genotypes & phenotypes

Research from Taiwan, Spain, China, France, USA, South Korea, Italy, Turkiye, India and Brazil

AKV9 (NU-9) approved for clinical trial

Phase 1 study in humans

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