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Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I in a Chinese family: British C133W mutation exists in the Chinese.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Oct 2007
Bi Hongyan, Gao Yunying, Yao Sheng, Dong Mingrui, Headley Alexander Peter, Yuan Yun
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type I (HSAN I) is an autosomal dominant disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by marked progressive sensory loss, with variable autonomic and motor involvement. The HSAN I locus maps to chromosome 9q22.1-22.3 and is caused by mutations in the gene coding for serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 1 (SPTLC1). Sequencing in HSAN I families...
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