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Phenotypic variability in giant axonal neuropathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2009
Tazir Meriem, Nouioua Sonia, Magy Laurent, Huehne Kathrin, Assami Salima, Urtizberea Andoni, Grid Djamel, Hamadouche Tarik, Rautenstrauss Bernd, Vallat Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), a severe childhood disorder affecting both the peripheral nerves and the central nervous system, is due to mutations in the GAN gene encoding gigaxonin, a protein implicated in the cytoskeletal functions and dynamics. In the majority of the GAN series reported to date, patients had the classical clinical phenotype characterized by a severe axonal neuropathy with kinky hair and early...
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