Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies represent the most common forms of inherited polyneuropathies. CMT2A, the axonal form, accounts for about one third of all CMT cases. Variants in the MFN2 gene have been recognized to be a major cause of CMT2A. To date, more than 100 pathogenetic mutations in MFN2 have been identified, leading...
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2018 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: April 14, 2023
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2010 (v1)Publication
Background: Mutations in genes encoding subunits of the tRNA-splicing endonuclease (TSEN) complex were identified in patients with pontocerebellar hypoplasia 2 (PCH2) and pontocerebellar hypoplasia 4 (PCH4). Objective: We report molecular genetic findings in 12 Italian patients with clinical and MRI findings compatible with PCH2 and PCH4....
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2020 (v1)Publication
Elastin microfibril interface-located proteins (EMILINs) are extracellular matrix glycoproteins implicated in elastogenesis and cell proliferation. Recently, a missense mutation in the EMILIN1 gene has been associated with autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder and motor-sensory neuropathy in a single family. We identified by whole exome...
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