杜克的研究人员发现其中一种遗传性痉挛性截瘫与REEP1基因有关。

In their study, the Duke researchers found that one form of hereditary spastic paraplegia is linked to a gene called REEP1.

杜克研究中心的科学家们研究了两个存在遗传性痉挛性截瘫患者的家庭。

The Duke scientists began their search for genes associated with the disease by studying two families whose members had hereditary spastic paraplegia.