Article
Frequency of duplication at 17p11.2 in families of northeast Italy with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1.
Neuroepidemiology - 1 Jan 1995
Mostacciuolo M L, Schiavon F, Angelini C, Miccoli B, Piccolo F, Danieli G A
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT 1) is the most common form of the hereditary motor sensory neuropathies (HMSN) with a prevalence in the Italian population of 9.4/100,000 inhabitants. CMT 1 is a genetically heterogeneous disorder. Forty CMT 1 families (35 with recurrence of cases and 5 sporadic cases) living in northeastern Italy were analyzed with the probe pVAW409R3 to reveal the presence of 17p11.2...
Topics
- Alleles
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- DNA Probes
- Family
- Humans
- Italy
- Multigene Family
- Prevalence
