Clinical phenotype and gene mutation analysis on a family of hereditary spastic ataxia type 2

Abstract

Objective To investigate the clinical phenotype and genotype manifestations of autosomal recessive hereditary spastic ataxia 2 (SPAX2), to help physicians recognize this disease. Methods and Results A 35-year-old male patient presented with postural tremors, ataxia, hyperreflexia and then got worse progressively. Sanger sequencing found a homozygous missense mutation in the exon 13 c.1089T > G (p.Ile363Met) of KIF1C gene. It came from his parents respectively and was consistent with the autosomal recessive genetic law. The patient was clearly diagnosed as SPAX2, and his family was diagnosed as SPAX2 pedigree. Conclusions KIF1C-related SPAX2 may be considered as a candidate diagnosis for adolescent patients with postural tremor, ataxia and hyperreflexia.

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2019.06.008