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Phenotypic and cellular expression of two novel connexin32 mutations causing CMT1X.
Neurology - 14 Feb 2006
Kleopa K A, Zamba-Papanicolaou E, Alevra X, Nicolaou P, Georgiou D-M, Hadjisavvas A, Kyriakides T, Christodoulou K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the phenotypic and cellular expression of two novel connexin32 (Cx32) mutations causing X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1X). METHODS: The authors evaluated several members of two families with CMT1X clinically, electrophysiologically, pathologically, and by genetic testing. The Cx32 mutations were expressed in vitro and studied by immunocytochemistry. RESULTS: In both families,...
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