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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B: marked phenotypic variation of the Ser78Leu mutation in five Italian families.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2008
Mazzeo A, Muglia M, Rodolico C, Toscano A, Patitucci A, Quattrone A, Messina C, Vita G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To describe clinical, electrophysiological and genetic data of five unrelated Sicilian pedigrees harbouring a heterozygous Ser78Leu mutation in the myelin protein zero (MPZ) extracellular domain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical, electrophysiological and genetic findings of 16 patients were reported. Polymorphic markers flanking the coding sequence of MPZ gene were also analysed. RESULTS: A wide range...
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