A novel PLP1 mutation F240L identified in a patient with connatal type Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Exome sequencing reveals a novel PLP1 mutation in a Moroccan family with connatal Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: a case report

BACKGROUND Epilepsy regroups a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders that are characterized by spontaneous, unprovoked, and recurrent epileptic seizures. Epilepsies have a highly heterogeneous background with a strong genetic contribution and various mode of inheritance. X-linked epilepsy usually manifests as part of a syndrome or epileptic encephalopathy. The variability of ...

A new proteolipid lipoprotein mutation in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease.

Position effect on PLP1 may cause a subset of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease symptoms.

P elizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD, MIM 312080) is an X linked disorder characterised by dysmyelination of the central nervous system (CNS) 2 (see review by Koeppen and Robitaille). Two main forms of the disease, a connatal and a classical type, are recognised. The connatal type has a severe course with feeding problems, progressive pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms, laryngeal stridor, micr...

Curcumin therapy in a Plp1 transgenic mouse model of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

OBJECTIVE Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a progressive and lethal leukodystrophy caused by mutations affecting the proteolipid protein (PLP1) gene. The most common cause of PMD is a duplication of PLP1 and at present there is no curative therapy available. METHODS By using transgenic mice carrying additional copies of Plp1, we investigated whether curcumin diet ameliorates PMD symptoms...

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare and progressive condition affecting the central nervous system. [1] It is one of a group of gene-linked disorders known as the leukodystrophies, which are all characterised by myelin sheath abnormalities. This is due to a mutation in the gene that controls the production of a myelin protein called proteolipid protein 1 (PLP1). The exact type of PLP1 ...