Article
Transient, recurrent, white matter lesions in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with novel connexin 32 mutation.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2003
Hanemann C Oliver, Bergmann Carsten, Senderek Jan, Zerres Klaus, Sperfeld Ann-Dorte
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: X-linked hereditary demyelinating neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease [CMTX]) caused by mutations in the connexin 32 (Cx32) gene account for approximately 10% to 20% of all hereditary demyelinating neuropathies. Mild subclinical central nervous system (CNS) involvement has been previously described, and CMTX patients with transient white matter lesions allied to CNS symptoms have very recently...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
