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X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 6 (CMTX6) patients with a p.R158H mutation in the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoenzyme 3 gene.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Mar 2016
Kennerson Marina L, Kim Eun J, Siddell Anna, Kidambi Aditi, Kim Sung M, Hong Young B, Hwang Sun H, Chung Ki W, Choi Byung-Ok
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited peripheral neuropathy. Mutations in the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoenzyme 3 (PDK3) gene have been found to cause X-linked dominant CMT type 6 (CMTX6). This study identified the p.R158H PDK3 mutation after screening 67 probable X-linked CMT families. The mutation fully segregated with the phenotype, and genotyping the family indicated the...
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