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The 5' regulatory sequence of the PMP22 in the patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2010
Sinkiewicz-Darol Elena, Kabzińska Dagmara, Moszyńska Izabela, Kochański Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the molecular background of clinical variability of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) disease and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP). The CMT1A and HNPP disorders result from duplication and deletion of the PMP22 gene respectively. In a series of studies performed on affected animal transgenic models of CMT1A disease, expression of the PMP22 gene (gene dosage)...
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