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Novel MPZ mutations and congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Nov 2010
McMillan Hugh J, Santagata Sandro, Shapiro Frederic, Batish Sat Dev, Couchon Libby, Donnelly Stephen, Kang Peter B
Abstract excerpt
We report two new MPZ mutations causing congenital hypomyelinating neuropathies; c.368_382delGCACGTTCACTTGTG (in-frame deletion of five amino acids) and c.392A>G, Asn131Ser. Each child had clinical and electrodiagnostic features consistent with an inherited neuropathy, confirmed by sural nerve biopsy. The cases illustrate the clinically heterogeneity that exists even within early-onset forms of this disease. They...
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