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- Title
Of giant axons and curly hair.
- Authors
Timmerman, Vincent; De Jonghe, Peter; Van Broeckhoven, Christine
- Abstract
Focuses on giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) and its symptoms such as growth of curly or kinky hair on persons afflicted with the disease. Characterization of GAN as a recessive motor and sensory neuropathy of the central and peripheral nervous system; Manifestation of distorted nerve fibers due to axonal swelling; Effects of neurofilament accumulation on axonal swelling.
- Subjects
NEUROPATHY; CENTRAL nervous system diseases; PERIPHERAL neuropathy; NERVE fibers
- Publication
Nature Genetics, 2000, Vol 26, Issue 3, p254
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/81521