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Histopathological features of a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2U/AD-CMTax-MARS.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Dec 2016
Hirano Makito, Oka Nobuyuki, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Ueno Shuichi, Sakamoto Hikaru, Takashima Hiroshi, Higuchi Yujiro, Kusunoki Susumu, Nakamura Yusaku
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a complex of peripheral nervous system disorders. CMT type 2U (CMT2U) is an autosomal dominant (AD) disease caused by mutations in the MARS gene encoding methionyl-tRNA synthetase; this disease has thus been newly called AD-CMTax-MARS. A few families with mutations in the MARS gene have been reported, without detailed histopathological findings. We describe a 70-year-old woman...
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