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Humoral immunodeficiency in congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis.
Neurogenetics - 1 Apr 2009
Kilic Sara Sebnem, Ozturk Rifatcan, Sarisozen Bartu, Rotthier Annelies, Baets Jonathan, Timmerman Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase 1 (NTRK1) gene, which encodes the receptor for nerve growth factor. We report the clinical course of a 7-year-old girl with CIPA and proven NTRK1 mutation. In addition to recurrent dislocation of the left hip joint and avascular necrosis of the left talus, the...
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