Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4B is caused by mutations in the gene encoding myotubularin-related protein-2

A Bolino, M Muglia, FL Conforti, E LeGuern… - Nature …, 2000 - nature.com
A Bolino, M Muglia, FL Conforti, E LeGuern, MAM Salih, DM Georgiou, K Christodoulou
Nature genetics, 2000nature.com
A gene mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B (CMT4B), an autosomal recessive
demyelinating neuropathy with myelin outfoldings, has been mapped on chromosome
11q22. Using a positional-cloning strategy, we identified in unrelated CMT4B patients
mutations occurring in the gene MTMR2, encoding myotubularin-related protein-2, a dual
specificity phosphatase (DSP).
Abstract
A gene mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B (CMT4B), an autosomal recessive demyelinating neuropathy with myelin outfoldings, has been mapped on chromosome 11q22. Using a positional-cloning strategy, we identified in unrelated CMT4B patients mutations occurring in the gene MTMR2, encoding myotubularin-related protein-2, a dual specificity phosphatase (DSP).
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