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  • Title: A novel PLP1 mutation associated with optic nerve enlargement in two siblings with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: A new MRI finding.
    Author: Pavlidou E, Ramachandran V, Govender V, Wilson C, Das R, Vlachou V, Pavlou E, Saggar A, Mankad K, Kinali M.
    Journal: Brain Dev; 2017 Mar; 39(3):271-274. PubMed ID: 27793435.
    Abstract:
    Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare, X-linked disorder characterized by hypomyelination of the Central Nervous System due to mutations in the PLP1 gene. Certain mutations of the PLP1 gene correlate with specific clinical phenotypes and neuroimaging findings. We herein report a novel mutation of the PLP1 gene in two siblings with PMD associated with a rare and protean neuroimaging finding of optic nerve enlargement. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that this novel mutation H133P of PLP1 gene is identified and clinically associated with optic nerve enlargement in PMD patients.
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