Myelin protein zero (MPZ) gene mutations
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Benjamin B. Roa; Laura E. Warner; Carlos A. Garcia; Donna Russo; Robert Lovelace
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The myelin protein zero gene (MPZ) maps to chromosome lq22-23 and encodes the most abundant peripheral nerve myelin protein. The Po protein functions as a homophilic adhesion molecule in myelin compaction. Mutations in the MPZ gene are associated with the demyelinating peripheral neuropathies Charco