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A novel 3'-splice site mutation in peripheral myelin protein 22 causing hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2001
Meuleman J, Pou-Serradell A, Löfgren A, Ceuterick C, Martin J J, Timmerman V, Van Broeckhoven C, De Jonghe P
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant, demyelinating peripheral neuropathy. Clinical hallmarks are recurrent painless focal neuropathies mostly preceded by minor trauma or compression at entrapment sites of peripheral nerves. In the majority of the patients, HNPP is caused by a 1.5 Mb deletion on chromosome 17p11.2-p12 containing the peripheral myelin protein 22...
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