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Birth of a healthy female after preimplantation genetic diagnosis for Charcot-Marie-Tooth type X.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Nov 2003
Iacobelli M, Greco E, Rienzi L, Ubaldi F, Podini D, Nuccitelli A, Tesarik J, Baldi M, Fiorentino F
Abstract excerpt
The X-linked dominant form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome (CMTX) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous hereditary disorder of the peripheral nerves caused by mutations in the GJB1 gene that encodes a gap junction protein named connexin 32 (Cx32). Clinically, CMTX is characterized by peripheral motor and sensory deficit with muscle atrophy. A couple with a previous history of pregnancy termination after...
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