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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for "Pelizaeus-Merzbacher" "disease," transitional form
  1. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease 
    ... the rapid transmission of nerve impulses. In particular, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease involves hypomyelination, which means that the nervous system has a reduced ability to form myelin. As a result, overall neurological function is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/pelizaeus-merzbacher-disease - Genetics
  2. PLP1 gene 
    ... mutation that deletes the entire PLP1 gene causes Pelizaeus-Merzbacher ... needed to form myelin. Decreased myelin production leads to nerve fiber ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/plp1 - Genetics
  3. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease type 1 
    ... the nervous system has a reduced ability to form myelin. The signs and symptoms of this condition are very similar to another leukodystrophy called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, but the two disorders have different genetic causes. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../pelizaeus-merzbacher-like-disease-type-1 - Genetics
  4. Spastic paraplegia type 2 
    ... sj.ejhg.5200537. Citation on PubMed Hudson LD. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease and spastic paraplegia type 2: two faces of ... PubMed Inoue K. PLP1-related inherited dysmyelinating disorders: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease and spastic paraplegia type 2. Neurogenetics. 2005 Feb; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spastic-paraplegia-type-2 - Genetics
  5. Leukodystrophy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Leukodystrophies/Start Here ... Leukodystrophies ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Leukodystrophy ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/leukodystrophy - External Health Links