Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1B is associated with mutations of the myelin P0 gene - PubMed (original) (raw)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1B is associated with mutations of the myelin P0 gene

K Hayasaka et al. Nat Genet. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

P0, a major structural protein of peripheral myelin, is a homophilic adhesion molecule and maps to chromosome 1q22-q23, in the region of the locus for Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1B (CMT1B). We have investigated P0 as a candidate gene in two pedigrees with CMT1B and found point mutations which are completely linked with the disease (Z = 5.5, theta = 0). The mutations, glutamate substitution for lysine 96 or aspartate 90, are located in the extracellular domain, which plays a significant role in myelin membrane adhesion. Individuals with CMT1B are heterozygous for the normal allele and the mutant allele. Our results indicate that P0 is a gene responsible for CMT1B.

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• Settling the myelin protein zero question in CMT1B.
  Warner LE, Roa BB, Lupski JR. Warner LE, et al. Nat Genet. 1995 Oct;11(2):119-20. doi: 10.1038/ng1095-119. Nat Genet. 1995. PMID: 7550336 No abstract available.

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