Article
Deletion of the PMP22 gene and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Oct 1996
Pareyson D, Taroni F
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of the 1.5 Mb tract on chromosome 17p11.2-12 that is duplicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A is commonly associated with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. The deletion, which originates from an unequal meiotic crossover involving two homologous repeats,...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- Genotype
- Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Molecular Biology
- Myelin Proteins
- Phenotype
