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Parental mosaicism of a novel PMP22 mutation with a minimal neuropathic phenotype.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Dec 2012
Taioli Federica, Bertolasi Laura, Ajena Domenico, Ferrarini Moreno, Cabrini Ilaria, Crestanello Alberto, Fabrizi Gian Maria
Abstract excerpt
Genetic germinal and somatic mosaicisms of dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) mutations are rarely reported and/or recognized. We describe a novel heterozygous p.Trp39Cys missense mutation in the extracellular domain of the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) associated with an early-onset demyelinating CMT type 1 E (CMT1E) in two siblings born from asymptomatic non-consanguineous parents. The...
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