Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Troyer syndrome

Disorder
OMIM #: #275900  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Troyer syndrome 
Also known as: SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA 20, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
SPG20 SPASTIC PARAPARESIS, CHILDHOOD-ONSET, WITH DISTAL MUSCLE WASTING SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, TROYER TYPE  
Clinical
Phenotype: distal muscle wasting, ataxia, muscle weakness, dysarthria, developmental delay, motor delay, lower limb spasticity, lower limb clonus, contractures, drooling, mild cerebellar signs, weakness and atrophy of thenar, hypothenar, and dorsal interosseous muscles 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal recessive  
Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: SPART
Base Change: c.1110delA
Amino Acid Change: p.Lys370Asnfs*30
Last updated: 2022-11-12 

References
Bakowska JC, Wang H, Xin B, Sumner CJ, Blackstone C. (2008) Lack of spartin protein in Troyer syndrome: a loss-of-function disease mechanism?. Arch Neurol 65(4):520-4.
PubMed ID: 18413476 
Cross HE, McKusick VA. (1967) The Troyer syndrome. A recessive form of spastic paraplegia with distal muscle wasting. Arch Neurol 16(5):473-85.
PubMed ID: 6022528 
Patel H, Cross H, Proukakis C, Hershberger R, Bork P, Ciccarelli FD, Patton MA, McKusick VA, Crosby AH. (2002) SPG20 is mutated in Troyer syndrome, an hereditary spastic paraplegia. Nat Genet Aug;31(4):347-8.
PubMed ID: 12134148 

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