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The Thr124Met mutation in the peripheral myelin protein zero (MPZ) gene is associated with a clinically distinct Charcot-Marie-Tooth phenotype.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Feb 1999
De Jonghe P, Timmerman V, Ceuterick C, Nelis E, De Vriendt E, Löfgren A, Vercruyssen A, Verellen C, Van Maldergem L, Martin J J, Van Broeckhoven C
Abstract excerpt
We observed a missense mutation in the peripheral myelin protein zero gene (MPZ, Thr124Met) in seven Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) families and in two isolated CMT patients of Belgian ancestry. Allele-sharing analysis of markers flanking the MPZ gene indicated that all patients with the Thr124Met mut...
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