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HSP and Genetics

Genetic Information

  • Genetic testing is easier than ever. You can now do it yourself without going through a doctor. Find out more about getting genetic testing at any one of several companies.

  • A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Genetics.

  • Hereditary spastic paraplegia: Clinical-genetic characteristics and evolving molecular mechanisms

    Highlights
    • An update on recent genetic insights in HSP
    • Genotype–phenotype correlations in HSP forms
    • Reorganized frequency of hereditary spastic paraplegia genes
    • Characterization of molecular mechanisms in hereditary spastic paraplegia
    • Molecular networks between HSP and other neurodegenerative diseases

  • Article titled A Good Introduction to What CRISPR Technology Is.

  • Download a Video Explaining Gene Editing with CRISPR Technology


HSP Genes

Here are only a few of the identified genes for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP).
Search for more answers at these helpful links:

  1. https://www.genecards.org/
  2. https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/
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