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Research Highlights

New test helps with HSP diagnosis

Demarcation from 2 other diseases

SPG11 and SPG15 HSP mechanism explained

Lysosomes and waste removal in cells impaired

Large HSP database in Japan

Valuable resource for clinical trials

Kinesin protein functions not well understood

Sensory axons lack mitochondria and degenerate

A new twist on SPG4 HSP

Lack of family history not definitive

Link between HSP, PLS and ALS

ALS2 gene mutations in common

Stem cell research update September 2014

Progress report from the researchers

SP Foundation Conference June 2014

Conference presentation videos

SPG3A human stem cell neuron fixed

Microtubule-binding agent works on axon growth defects

Mild hypothermia may be therapeutic for HSP

Survival and mobility improve in HSP fruit flies

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