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Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis: novel mutations in the TRKA (NTRK1) gene encoding a high-affinity receptor for nerve growth factor.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1999
Mardy S, Miura Y, Endo F, Matsuda I, Sztriha L, Frossard P, Moosa A, Ismail E A, Macaya A, Andria G, Toscano E, Gibson W, Graham G E, Indo Y
Abstract excerpt
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is characterized by recurrent episodes of unexplained fever, anhidrosis (inability to sweat), absence of reaction to noxious stimuli, self-mutilating behavior, and mental retardation. Human TRKA encodes a high-affinity tyrosine kinase receptor for nerve growth factor (NGF), a member of the neurotrophin family that induces neurite outgrowth and promotes...
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