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Focally folded myelin in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1B disease is associated with Asn131Lys mutation in myelin protein zero gene: short report.
European journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2003
Kochański A, Drac H, Jedrzejowska H, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B (CMT1B) is a demyelinating neuropathy inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The majority of CMT1B cases are caused by mutations in the myelin protein zero (P0) gene (MPZ). Only a few mutations in MPZ gene have been reported to be associated with focally folded myelin sheaths. We have studied five patients from one family with five generations, affected by CMT1B disease. The...
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