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A locus-specific database for mutations in GDAP1 allows analysis of genotype-phenotype correlations in Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases type 4A and 2K.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 26 Dec 2011
Cassereau Julien, Chevrollier Arnaud, Bonneau Dominique, Verny Christophe, Procaccio Vincent, Reynier Pascal, Ferré Marc
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BACKGROUND: The ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 gene (GDAP1), which is involved in the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy, encodes a protein anchored to the mitochondrial outer membrane. The phenotypic presentations of patients carrying GDAP1 mutations are heterogeneous, making it difficult to determine genotype-phenotype correlations,...
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