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Gap junction protein beta 1 (GJB1) mutations and central nervous system symptoms in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2003
Takashima H, Nakagawa M, Umehara F, Hirata K, Suehara M, Mayumi H, Yoshishige K, Matsuyama W, Saito M, Jonosono M, Arimura K, Osame M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To clarify the clinical variability, including central nervous system (CNS) involvement, in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX) patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We clinically, pathologically and genetically studied six CMTX patients with distinct symptoms and four different GJB1 mutations. RESULTS: One patient with Val63Ile had deafness, low intelligence, saccadic eye movement, upper extremity...
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