A novel Gypsy founder mutation, p.Arg1109X in the CMT4C gene, causes variable peripheral neuropathy phenotypes

GOODING R., COLOMER J., KING R., ANGELICHEVA D., MARNS L., Parman Y., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, cilt.42, sa.12, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/jmg.2005.034132
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Linkage, haplotype and sequencing analysis in a large Spanish Gypsy kindred with multiple members affected by autosomal recessive peripheral neuropathy led to the identification of a novel mutation, p.Arg1109X, in the CMT4C gene. The screening of further unrelated patients, and of a panel of ethnically matched controls, showed that p.Arg1109X is an ancestral mutation which occurs in Gypsy populations across Europe and is the most common cause of autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in Spanish Gypsies.