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Does CMT1A homozygosity cause more severe disease with root hypertrophy and higher CSF proteins?
27 May 2003
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) is associated with a peripheral myelin protein-22 ( PMP22 ) gene duplication on chromosome 17p11.2.1 CMT1A patients have three PMP22 copies and a gene dosage effect, leading to increased PMP22 protein expression, is the hypothesized pathogenic mechanism. Homozygosity for the duplication has been reported in patients from three families, with both parents carrying the...
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