Ultrastructural Distribution of PMP22 in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A

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Peripheral Myelin Protein-22 (PMP22) is a membrane glycoprotein which represents up to 5% of total protein in myelin of peripheral nerves. Mutations affecting the PMP22 gene have been linked to the inherited peripheral neuropathies Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A; duplications and point mutations), Dejerine-Sottas syndrome (DSS; point mutations), and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure...

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