Bilateral hand amyotrophy with PMP-22 gene deletion

Eur J Neurol. 2007 Jan;14(1):115-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01576.x.

Abstract

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) phenotypes are heterogeneous. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman without medical history, who complained of bilateral hand weakness suggestive first of a motor neuron disorder. The presence of a diffuse predominant distal demyelinating neuropathy suggested a deletion of PMP-22 gene, which was confirmed by genetic analysis. This case report underlines a novel phenotype related to the deletion of PMP-22 gene.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gene Deletion*
  • Hand / pathology*
  • Hand / physiology
  • Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / diagnosis
  • Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / genetics*
  • Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelin Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • Myelin Proteins
  • PMP22 protein, human