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Sural biopsy to detect the axonal cytoskeleton defects in KIF5A-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2.
Clinical neuropathology - 1 Jan 2000
Du Kang, Meng Lingchao, Lv He, Zhang Wei, Wang Zhaoxia, Yuan Yun
Abstract excerpt
Kinesins are microtubule-associated motor proteins involved in in regulating microtubule dynamics in neuronal and non-neuronal cells. However, the axonal cytoskeleton-related pathological changes in peripheral nerve have never been described in patients with KIF5A mutation. This study aims to report sural biopsy to detect axonal cytoskeleton abnormalities in a patient with KIF5A-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth...
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