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Mutations in AP5Z1, which are associated with spastic paraplegia type 48 (SPG48), are extremely rare and seldom described in children.<\/jats:p><jats:p>We report the clinical, radiologic, and molecular studies performed in a child harboring novel biallelic mutations in AP5Z1.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The child presented a neurodevelopmental disorder with slight lower limb pyramidal signs. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed minimal white matter changes in the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles and a normally shaped corpus callosum. Western blotting in cultured skin fibroblasts indicated reduced protein expression, which confirmed the genetic diagnosis and framed this as a case of protein reduction in a context of impaired autophagy.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Our findings expand the spectrum of phenotypes associated with mutations in AP5Z1, highlighting their clinical and pathophysiologic overlap with lysosomal storage disorders. 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