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Research Highlights

New technology to help find drugs

Neuron regrowth can be tracked

Large HSP study in Spain

370 tested for SPG4 & SPG3A

New way to assess and track HSP

Imaging ‘white matter’ in the brain

Prevalence of main HSP genes tested

Genetic screening of 120 HSPers

Understanding Atlastin mutations

Zebrafish study sheds light

Description of SPG3A HSP

Early onset but normally uncomplicated

Links found between SPG3A and SPG6

Common pathway maintaining nerve function

Spastin & Katanin do different jobs

Both important for healthy cells

Study of 150 Dutch with SPG4 HSP

Huge diversity found

Large Russian study of SPG4 HSP

Lower prevalence rate found

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