Clinicogenetical features of a Japanese patient with giant axonal neuropathy.

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Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects both the peripheral nerves and central nervous system. Since the discovery in 2000 of the gigaxonin gene on chromosome 16q24.1 to be causative, more than 40 GAN mutations have been reported from different racial backgrounds. We report the clinicogenetic findings of a 24-year-old Japanese man with GAN. He had consanguineous parents...

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