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Report of a novel mutation in the PMP22 gene causing an axonal neuropathy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Apr 2011
Gess Burkhard, Jeibmann Astrid, Schirmacher Anja, Kleffner Ilka, Schilling Matthias, Young Peter
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INTRODUCTION: Point mutations in the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) gene rarely cause the hereditary neuropathies Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP), both of which show a demyelinating phenotype. METHODS: In this study we characterized a family with an axonal neuropathy. RESULTS: Three family members carried a heterozygous point...
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