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Vincristine exacerbates asymptomatic Charcot-Marie-tooth disease with a novel EGR2 mutation.
Neurogenetics - 1 Feb 2012
Nakamura Tomonori, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Suzuki Shinsuke, Uozumi Kimiharu, Tokunaga Shoko, Takashima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Neurotoxicity is a common side effect of vincristine (VCR) treatment. Severe exacerbations of neuropathy have been reported in patients with Charcot-Marie-tooth disease (CMT) 1A with duplication of the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) gene. However, whether or not VCR exacerbates neuropathies through mutations in other CMT-associated genes besides PMP22 duplication has not been well studied. The purpose of...
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