Girl with signs of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease heterozygous for a mutation in exon 2 of the proteolipid protein gene
- Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (United States); and others
We studied a female infant with clinical signs of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), who has a familial mutation (C{sup 41}{r_arrow}T) in exon 2 of the proteolipid protein gene (PLP), and selected relatives. While the carrier mother and grandmother of the proposita currently are neurologically normal and show normal T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, the infant has a neurological picture, MRIs, and brain auditory evoked response (BAER) consistent with that diagnosis. The data here presented show that PMD can occur in females carrying a mutation in the PLP gene. Our experience with the MRIs of this patient, her mother and grandmother, and those of a previously reported family show that molecular genetic analysis and not MRI is the appropriate means for carrier detection. 22 refs., 5 figs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 90825
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 55, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: 13 Feb 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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