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Phenotypical features of a Moroccan family with autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease associated with the S194X mutation in the GDAP1 gene.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2003
Birouk Nazha, Azzedine Hamid, Dubourg Odile, Muriel Marie-Paule, Benomar Ali, Hamadouche Tarik, Maisonobe Thierry, Ouazzani Reda, Brice Alexis, Yahyaoui Mohamed, Chkili Taïb, Le Guern Eric
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The first locus for demyelinating autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth (ARCMT) disease was identified in 8q13, where mutations in GDAP1 have been found. Mutations in the same gene have been detected in families with axonal ARCMT disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical, electrophysiologic, and morphologic characteristics of a consanguineous Moroccan family with ARCMT disease associated with...
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