Article
Screening for SH3TC2, PMP2, and BSCL2 Variants in a Cohort of Chinese Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Jan 2018
Zhao Xin, Jiang Ming-Ming, Yan Yi-Zhou, Liu Lei, Xie Yong-Zhi, Li Xiao-Bo, Hu Zheng-Mao, Zi Xiao-Hong, Xia Kun, Tang Bei-Sha, Zhang Ru-Xu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: SH3TC2, PMP2, and BSCL2 genes are related to autosomal recessive (AR) Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 1, autosomal dominant (AD)-CMT1, and AD-CMT2, respectively. Pathogenic variants in these three genes were not well documented in Chinese CMT patients. Therefore, this study aims to detect SH3TC2, PMP2, and BSCL2 pathogenic variants in a cohort of 315 unrelated Chinese CMT families. METHODS: A...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits
- Humans
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Male
- Mutation
