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The phenotype of motor neuropathies associated with BSCL2 mutations is broader than Silver syndrome and distal HMN type V.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2004
Irobi Joy, Van den Bergh Peter, Merlini Luciano, Verellen Christine, Van Maldergem Lionel, Dierick Ines, Verpoorten Nathalie, Jordanova Albena, Windpassinger Christian, De Vriendt Els, Van Gerwen Veerle, Auer-Grumbach Michaela, Wagner Klaus, Timmerman Vincent, De Jonghe Peter
Abstract excerpt
Silver syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by marked amyotrophy and weakness of small hand muscles and spasticity in the lower limbs. The locus for Silver syndrome (SPG17) was assigned to a 13 cM region on chromosome 11q12-q14 in a single large pedigree. We recently found heterozygous mutations in the Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL2, seipin) gene...
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