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Novel NTRK1 mutations cause hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV: demonstration of a founder mutation in the Turkish population.
Neurogenetics - 1 May 2008
Tüysüz Beyhan, Bayrakli Fatih, DiLuna Michael L, Bilguvar Kaya, Bayri Yasar, Yalcinkaya Cengiz, Bursali Aysegul, Ozdamar Elif, Korkmaz Baris, Mason Christopher E, Ozturk Ali K, Lifton Richard P, State Matthew W, Gunel Murat
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN IV), or congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by insensitivity to noxious stimuli, anhidrosis from deinnervated sweat glands, and delayed mental and motor development. Mutations in the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 (NTRK1), a receptor in the neurotrophin signaling pathway...
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