Mechanisms of disease: A molecular genetic update on hereditary axonal neuropathies

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-53

  Züchner, Stephan ^a   Vance, Jeffery M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal neuropathy; Charcot Marie Tooth disease; HMSN II; Motor neurophathy

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DYNAMIN II; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 22; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; KINESIN; LAMIN A; LAMIN C; MITOFUSIN 2; MYELIN PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; RAB7 PROTEIN; SYNAPSIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 19P; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME 8P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FUSION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AXONS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; ENDOSOMES; HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33645276591     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0071     Document Type: Review

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