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Absence of Dystrophin Related Protein-2 disrupts Cajal bands in a patient with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
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Absence of Dystrophin Related Protein-2 disrupts Cajal bands in a patient with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease

Kathryn M Brennan, Yunhong Bai, Chiara Pisciotta, Suola Wang, Shawna M.E Feely, Mark Hoegger, Laurie Gutmann, Steven A Moore, Michael Gonzalez, Diane L Sherman, …
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD, Vol.25(10), pp.786-793
10/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.07.001
PMCID: PMC4920059
PMID: 26227883
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https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/54dd0b60-60f5-4a71-9b36-a1460e122e73View
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Abstract

•We have identified the first CMT patient with a mutation in DRP2.•The mutation, Q269*, is predicted to result in an absence of the protein product.•Skin biopsy studies confirm this and recapitulate null animal model findings.
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy Whole exome sequencing Myelin Nerve conduction studies

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