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Modeling Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease In Vitro by Transfecting Mouse Primary Motoneurons
Published on: January 7, 2019
A review of genetic counseling for Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT)
Carly E Siskind1, Seema Panchal, Corrine O Smith
1Neurosciences Department, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, USA. csiskind@stanfordmed.org
Abstract:
Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) encompasses the inherited peripheral neuropathies. While four genes have been found to cause over 90 % of genetically identifiable causes of CMT (PMP22, GJB1, MPZ, MFN2), at least 51 genes and loci have been found to cause CMT when mutated, creating difficulties for clinicians to find a genetic subtype for families. Here, the classic features of CMT as well as characteristic features of the most common subtypes of CMT are described, as well as methods for narrowing down the possible subtypes. Psychosocial concerns particular to the CMT population are identified. This is the most inclusive publication for CMT-specific genetic counseling.
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