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SURF1 deficiency causes demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Neurology - 22 Oct 2013
Echaniz-Laguna Andoni, Ghezzi Daniele, Chassagne Maïté, Mayençon Martine, Padet Sylvie, Melchionda Laura, Rouvet Isabelle, Lannes Béatrice, Bozon Dominique, Latour Philippe, Zeviani Massimo, Mousson de Camaret Bénédicte
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether mutations in the SURF1 gene are a cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. METHODS: We describe 2 patients from a consanguineous family with demyelinating autosomal recessive CMT disease (CMT4) associated with the homozygous splice site mutation c.107-2A>G in the SURF1 gene, encoding an assembly factor of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV. This observation led us...
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