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Novel GDAP1 mutation in a Turkish family with CMT2K (CMT2K with novel GDAP1 mutation).
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Sahin-Calapoglu Nilufer, Tan Meliha, Soyoz Mustafa, Calapoglu Mustafa, Ozcelik Nurten
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 gene (GDAP1) cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2), a severe autosomal recessive form of neuropathy associated with axonal phenotypes. It has been screened in this study for the presence of mutations in the coding region of GDAP1, which maps to chromosome 8q21, in a family with CMT2. To date, 29 mutations in the GDAP1 have been reported...
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