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dc.contributor.authorBraathen, Geir Julius
dc.contributor.authorSand, Jette C.
dc.contributor.authorBukholm, Geir
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Michael B.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-05T08:46:22Z
dc.date.available2016-04-05T08:46:22Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-09
dc.identifier.citationBraathen, G. J., Sand, J. C., Bukholm, G., & Russell, M. B. (2007). Two novel connexin32 mutations cause early onset X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. BMC neurology, 7(1), 1.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2377
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-7-19
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/3213
dc.description.abstractBackground X-linked Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMT) is caused by mutations in the connexin32 gene that encodes a polypeptide which is arranged in hexameric array and form gap junctions. Methods We describe two novel mutations in the connexin32 gene in two Norwegian families. Results Family 1 had a c.225delG (R75fsX83) which causes a frameshift and premature stop codon at position 247. This probably results in a shorter non-functional protein structure. Affected individuals had an early age at onset usually in the first decade. The symptoms were more severe in men than women. All had severe muscle weakness in the legs. Several abortions were observed in this family. Family 2 had a c.536 G>A (C179Y) transition which causes a change of the highly conserved cysteine residue, i.e. disruption of at least one of three disulfide bridges. The mean age at onset was in the first decade. Muscle wasting was severe and correlated with muscle weakness in legs. The men and one woman also had symptom from their hands. The neuropathy is demyelinating and the nerve conduction velocities were in the intermediate range (25–49 m/s). Affected individuals had symmetrical clinical findings, while the neurophysiology revealed minor asymmetrical findings in nerve conduction velocity in 6 of 10 affected individuals. Conclusion The two novel mutations in the connexin32 gene are more severe than the majority of previously described mutations possibly due to the severe structural change of the gap junction they encode.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was financially supported by the University of Oslo, Faculty Division Akershus University Hospital, Helse ∅st, Sentralsykehuset i Akershus and the Nansen Foundation.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC neurology;7(1)
dc.subjectCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseen_US
dc.subjectMutationsen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Nevrologi: 752en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk genetikk: 714en_US
dc.titleTwo novel connexin32 mutations cause early onset X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.version© 2007 Braathen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US


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