Article
A novel mutation in LRSAM1 causes axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with dominant inheritance.
BMC neurology - 3 Jun 2014
Engeholm Maik, Sekler Julia, Schöndorf David C, Arora Vineet, Schittenhelm Jens, Biskup Saskia, Schell Caroline, Gasser Thomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) refers to a heterogeneous group of genetic motor and sensory neuropathies. According to the primary site of damage, a distinction is made between demyelinating and axonal forms (CMT1 and 2, respectively, when inherited as an autosomal dominant trait). Leucine-rich repeat and sterile alpha motif-containing protein 1 (LRSAM1) is a ubiquitin-protein ligase with a role in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Axons
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Child
- Exome
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
