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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Punetha J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326168 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecular genetics and metabolism 20180824 3
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 1 is an inherited peripheral neuropathy characterized by demyelination and reduced nerve conduction velocities. We present a multi-generational family with peripheral neuropathy in whom clinical CMT panel testing failed to conclude a molecular diagnosis. We found a PMP2 pathogenic variant c.155T > C, p.(Ile52Thr) that segregates with disease suggesting that PMP2 variants should be considered in patients with neuropathy and that it may be prudent to include ...[more]