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Four novel mutations of the myelin protein zero gene presenting as a mild and late-onset polyneuropathy.
Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 2010
Kleffner Ilka, Schirmacher Anja, Gess Burkhard, Boentert Matthias, Young Peter
Abstract excerpt
Inherited neuropathies caused by mutations of the major structural protein of peripheral myelin, myelin protein zero (MPZ), contribute to 5% of all cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). They can be divided into an early-onset neuropathy with symptoms prior to the stage of walking, and a late-onset neuropathy with symptoms at the age of 40 and older. In this study, five patients with four novel MPZ mutations...
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