Article
[Autosomal recessive forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2005
Vallat Jean-Michel, Grid Djamel, Magdelaine Corinne, Sturtz Franck, Levy Nicolas, Tazir Mériem
Abstract excerpt
In some countries with a high prevalence of consanguineous mariage, autosomal recessive inheritance probably accounts for the vast majority of all forms of CMT. Like dominant forms, autosomal recessive forms are generally subdivided into demyelinating forms (autosomal recessive CMT1: AR-CMT1 or CMT4) and axonal forms (AR-CMT2). Genetic analysis of large families with recessive transmission has identified several...
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