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Increased severity over generations of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jun 2008
Steiner I, Gotkine M, Steiner-Birmanns B, Biran I, Silverstein S, Abeliovich D, Argov Z, Wirguin I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) is an autosomal dominant polyneuropathy due to a 1.5 Mb tandem duplication in chromosome 17p11.2, containing the PMP22 gene. This mutation is not modified during inheritance. OBJECTIVES: We set forth to test the hypothesis that in a subgroup of CMT1A patients there is clinical anticipation, namely an increase in disease severity over generations. METHODS:...
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