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Giant Axonal Neuropathy 1 (GAN1)

Autosomal RecessiveVariableAutosomal DominantMitochondrialNeuropathy (Hereditary)OMIM 256850
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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

33● Epidemiology: > 70 patients Genetics Mutations Bi-allelic loss-of-function Types; Missense; Nonsense; Frameshift; Recurrent uniparental isodisomy > 46 mutations: All regions of gene Founder mutations Mexico: c.851+1G>A Turkey: c.1502+1G>T Few genotype-phenotype corelations Variants Tunisian CMT+ Heterozygotes ? Subclinical polyneuropathy on electrophysiology Gigaxonin protein Subcellular localization: Cytoskeletal Binds to Microtubule-associated protein (MAP) 1B light chain Via kelch domain Associated with microtubules: Stabilizes microtubule network Tissue localization: Ubiquitous express

OMIM Entries

OMIM #256850OMIM #605379OMIM #113508OMIM #600744

Related Conditions

Shared genes
Chronic Immune Demyelinating Neuropathies: Variants
GD1AMOTORGM1

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
OMIM
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.