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A novel RAB7 mutation associated with ulcero-mutilating neuropathy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Oct 2004
Houlden Henry, King Rosalind H M, Muddle John R, Warner Thomas T, Reilly Mary M, Orrell Richard W, Ginsberg Lionel
Abstract excerpt
There are two known autosomal dominant genes for the hereditary ulcero-mutilating neuropathies: SPTLC1 (hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1) and RAB7 (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B). We report a family with autosomal dominant ulcero-mutilating neuropathy, developing in the teens and characterized by ulcers, amputations, sensory involvement in the feet but no motor features. Sequencing the RAB7 gene showed...
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