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Novel missense mutation in the early growth response 2 gene associated with Dejerine-Sottas syndrome phenotype.
Neurology - 10 Jun 1999
Timmerman V, De Jonghe P, Ceuterick C, De Vriendt E, Löfgren A, Nelis E, Warner L E, Lupski J R, Martin J J, Van Broeckhoven C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the early growth response 2 (EGR2) gene have recently been found in patients with congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 (CMT1) disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of EGR2 mutations in patients with a diagnosis of CMT1, Dejerine-Sottas syndrome (DSS), or unspecified peripheral neuropathies. METHODS: Fifty patients and 70 normal control subjects...
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