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Evidence of a founder haplotype refines the X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMTX3) locus to a 2.5 Mb region.
Neurogenetics - 1 Jul 2008
Brewer Megan, Changi Febriani, Antonellis Anthony, Fischbeck Kurt, Polly Patsie, Nicholson Garth, Kennerson Marina
Abstract excerpt
X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMTX) disease is a common inherited degenerative disorder of the peripheral nerve. Previously, our laboratory identified a large New Zealand/United Kingdom (NZ/UK) family mapping to the CMTX3 locus (Xq26.3-27.1). We have now identified a second large, Australian X-linked CMT family that links to the CMTX3 locus. This new family has the same phenotype as our previously described CMTX3...
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