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A de novo variant of POLR3B causes demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in a Chinese patient: a case report.
BMC neurology - 20 Oct 2021
Xue Yan-Yan, Cheng Hao-Ling, Dong Hai-Lin, Yin Hou-Min, Yuan Yun, Meng Ling-Chao, Wu Zhi-Ying, Yu Hao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a group of inherited peripheral neuropathies, which are subdivided into demyelinating and axonal forms. Biallelic mutations in POLR3B are the well-established cause of hypomyelinating leukodystrophy, which is characterized by hypomyelination, hypodontia, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. To date, only one study has reported the demyelinating peripheral neuropathy...
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