title: Linkage of a new locus for autosomal recessive axonal form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to chromosome 8q21.3.
abstract: We report the clinical and genetic linkage analysis of a large Tunisian family with thirteen affected patients suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with pyramidal involvement. The inheritance is autosomal recessive. The clinical phenotype is consistent in all patients. It is characterized by onset during the first decade, a progressive course and distal atrophy in all four limbs, associated with a mild pyramidal syndrome. Nerve biopsy in two patients showed severe axonal neuropathy. Genetic linkage excluded known loci of different genetic forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, familial spastic paraplegia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A significant lod score was obtained with marker D8S286, confirming linkage to chromosome 8q21.3. The clinical syndrome observed in this family seems to correspond to a new genetic form of autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Militaire Principal d'Instruction, Tunis, Tunisia. faycal.hentati@rns.tn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barhoumi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amouri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Machghoul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gueddiche
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hentati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology*; D002607:Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers