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The gene encoding ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 is mutated in axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4A disease.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Cuesta Ana, Pedrola Laia, Sevilla Teresa, García-Planells Javier, Chumillas María José, Mayordomo Fernando, LeGuern Eric, Marín Ignacio, Vílchez Juan J, Palau Francesc
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We identified three distinct mutations and six mutant alleles in GDAP1 in three families with axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy and vocal cord paresis, which were previously linked to the CMT4A locus on chromosome 8q21.1. These results establish the molecular etiology of CMT4A (MIM 2144...
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