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Rare mutations in ATL3, SPTLC2 and SCN9A explaining hereditary sensory neuropathy and congenital insensitivity to pain in a Brazilian cohort.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Aug 2021
Cintra Vivian Pedigone, Dohrn Maike F, Tomaselli Pedro José, Figueiredo Fernanda Barbosa, Marques Sandra Elisabete, Camargos Sarah Teixeira, Barbosa Luiz Sergio Mageste, P Rebelo Adriana, Abreu Lisa, Danzi Matt, Marques Wilson, Züchner Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN) are a group of rare neurological disorders with heterogeneous clinical and genetic characteristics. Although at least 17 different genes have already been associated with HSN, the epidemiology of the disorder in Brazil is still unknown. Performing whole genome sequencing (WGS) in 23 unrelated Brazilian families diagnosed with HSN, we detected pathogenic variants in ATL3,...
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