## Abstract The discovery that the dominant Xβlinked form of CharcotβMarieβTooth disease (CMTX), a genetic disease of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), is associated with mutations in connexin32 (Cx32) has brought attention to the importance of connexins in glial cell biology. To gain further in
Gene expression analysis of NF1 mutant Schwann cells
β Scribed by Ratner, Nancy; Miller, Shyra; DeClue, Jeffrey
- Book ID
- 109831474
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 28 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
- DOI
- 10.1038/87262
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