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Duplication analysis in Turkish Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A patients using short tandem repeat markers.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Nov 2007
Koç Filiz, Güzel Ali Irfan, Sarica Yakup, Kasap Halil
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a common inherited peripheral neuropathy with a prevalence of 1 in 2,500. CMT has two distinct forms (CMT1 and CMT2) that can be identified electrophysiologically. A 1.5 Mb tandem microduplication including peripheral myelin protein 22 gene (PMP22) on chromosome 17p11.2-12 causes CMT1A. The increased gene dosage effect of PMP22 is thought to be responsible for the pathogenesis of...
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