SPTLC1 is mutated in hereditary sensory neuropathy, type 1

K Bejaoui, C Wu, MD Scheffler, G Haan, P Ashby… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
K Bejaoui, C Wu, MD Scheffler, G Haan, P Ashby, L Wu, P de Jong, RH Brown
Nature genetics, 2001nature.com
Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 (HSN1, MIM 162400; ref. 1) genetically maps to
human chromosome 9q22 (refs. 2–4). We report here that the gene encoding a subunit of
serine palmitoyltransferase is located within the HSN1 locus, expressed in dorsal root
ganglia (DRG) and mutated in HSN1.
Abstract
Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 (HSN1, MIM 162400; ref. 1) genetically maps to human chromosome 9q22 (refs. 2–4). We report here that the gene encoding a subunit of serine palmitoyltransferase is located within the HSN1 locus, expressed in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and mutated in HSN1.
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