Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A disease caused by a novel Ser112Arg mutation in the PMP22 gene, coexisting with a slowly progressive hearing impairment

J Appl Genet. 2010;51(2):203-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03195729.

Abstract

Among 57 mutations in the peripheral myelin protein 22 gene (PMP22) identified so far in patients affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), only 8 have been shown to segregate with a mixed phenotype of CMT and hearing impairment. In this study, we report a new Ser112Arg mutation in the PMP22 gene, identified in a patient with early-onset CMT and slowly progressive hearing impairment beginning in the second decade of life. We suggest that the Ser112Arg mutation in the PMP22 gene might have a causative role in the early-onset CMT with hearing impairment. Thus, our study extends the spectrum of CMT phenotypes putatively associated with PMP22 gene mutations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Aging / genetics
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Arginine / metabolism
  • Audiometry
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / complications
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / genetics*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Hearing Disorders / complications
  • Hearing Disorders / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Myelin Proteins / genetics*
  • Phenotype
  • Serine / genetics

Substances

  • Myelin Proteins
  • PMP22 protein, human
  • Serine
  • Arginine