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CMT4A

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4A

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) type 4A is a severe autosomal recessive form of neuropathy associated with either demyelinating or axonal phenotypes.

Etiology

- germline mutations in GDAP1 gene coding for ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1