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A novel AARS mutation in a family with dominant myeloneuropathy.
Neurology - 19 May 2015
Motley William W, Griffin Laurie B, Mademan Inès, Baets Jonathan, De Vriendt Els, De Jonghe Peter, Antonellis Anthony, Jordanova Albena, Scherer Steven S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic cause of neurodegeneration in a family with myeloneuropathy. METHODS: We studied 5 siblings in a family with a mild, dominantly inherited neuropathy by clinical examination and electrophysiology. One patient had a sural nerve biopsy. After ruling out common genetic causes of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, we sequenced 3 tRNA synthetase genes associated with neuropathy....
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