Crucial Role for the Myelin‐associated Glycoprotein in the Maintenance of Axon‐Myelin Integrity

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It has recently been shown that mice deficient in the gene for myelin-associated glycoprotein develop normal myelin sheaths in the peripheral nervous system. Here we report that in mutant mice older than 8 months the maintenance of axon-myelin units is disturbed, resulting in both axon and myelin degeneration. Morphological features include those typically seen in human peripheral neuropathies, where...

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