Up to now six individuals with such a deletion have been identified.4, 11, 12, 13, 14 Three of these deletions include the SPG7 gene as well,4, 13, 14 situated distally to ANKRD11; homozygous SPG7 variants are associated with spastic paraplegia 7 (MIM #607259). This evidence concerns the gene SPG7 and Spastic paraplegia.