Severe neuropathy after diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in a child carrying a novel frame-shift mutation in the small heat-shock protein 27 gene

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-109

  Mandich, Paola ^a,c   Grandis, Marina ^b   Varese, Alessandra ^a,c   Geroldi, Alessandro ^a,c   Acquaviva, Massimo ^a,c   Ciotti, Paola ^a,c   Gulli, Rossella ^a,c   Doria Lamba, Laura ^a,d   Fabrizi, Gian Maria ^e   Giribaldi, Gaia ^a,d   Pizzuti, Antonio ^f   Schenone, Angelo ^b   Bellone, Emilia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Department of Neurosciences Ophthalmology and Genetics   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccination; Peripheral neuropathy; Small heat shock protein 27 gene

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; SMALL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; SMALL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAKNESS;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FAMILY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HSP27 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 75649083819     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809334387     Document Type: Article

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