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Phenotypic spectrum of MFN2 mutations in the Spanish population.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Casasnovas C, Banchs I, Cassereau J, Gueguen N, Chevrollier A, Martínez-Matos J A, Bonneau D, Volpini V
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The most common form of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is type 2A, caused by mutations in the mitochondrial GTPase mitofusin 2 (MFN2). OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study is to establish the incidence of MFN2 mutations in a cohort of Spanish patients with axonal CMT neuropathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-five families with suspected axonal CMT were studied. All MFN2 exons were studied...
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