Towards a functional pathology of hereditary neuropathies
- 28 November 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Acta Neuropathologica
- Vol. 133 (4), 493-515
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-016-1645-y
Abstract
A growing number of hereditary neuropathies have been assigned to causative gene defects in recent years. The study of human nerve biopsy samples has contributed substantially to the discovery of many of these neuropathy genes. Genotype–phenotype correlations based on peripheral nerve pathology have provided a comprehensive picture of the consequences of these mutations. Intriguingly, several gene defects lead to distinguishable lesion patterns that can be studied in nerve biopsies. These characteristic features include the loss of certain nerve fiber populations and a large spectrum of distinct structural changes of axons, Schwann cells and other components of peripheral nerves. In several instances the lesion patterns are directly or indirectly linked to the known functions of the mutated gene. The present review is designed to provide an overview on these characteristic patterns. It also considers other aspects important for the manifestation and pathology of hereditary neuropathies including the role of inflammation, effects of chemotherapeutic agents and alterations detectable in skin biopsies.Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG WE1406/13-1)
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF 01GM1511D)
- IZKF Aachen (N5-3)
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