Article
A severe recessive and a mild dominant form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease associated with a newly identified Glu222Lys GDAP1 gene mutation.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2014
Kabzińska Dagmara, Kotruchow Katarzyna, Cegielska Joanna, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz Irena, Kochański Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease caused by mutations in the GDAP1 gene has been shown to be inherited via traits that may be either autosomal recessive (in the majority of cases) [CMT4A] or autosomal dominant [CMT2K]. CMT4A disease is characterized by an early onset, and a severe clinical course often leading to a loss of ambulation, whereas CMT2K is characterized by a mild clinical course of benign axonal...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
