WASHC1 and Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 8: The N471D and several other point mutations of human strumpellin (Str; also known as WASHC5), a member of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein and SCAR homologue (WASH) complex, have been shown to cause a form of HSP known as spastic paraplegia 8 (SPG8).