Publication
Title
Mutations in **FAM134B**, encoding a newly identified Golgi protein, cause severe sensory and autonomic neuropathy
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Abstract
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type II (HSAN II) leads to severe mutilations because of impaired nociception and autonomic dysfunction. Here we show that loss-of-function mutations in FAM134B, encoding a newly identified cis-Golgi protein, cause HSAN II. Fam134b knockdown results in structural alterations of the cis-Golgi compartment and induces apoptosis in some primary dorsal root ganglion neurons. This implicates FAM134B as critical in long-term survival of nociceptive and autonomic ganglion neurons.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nature genetics. - New York, N.Y.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : 2009
ISSN
1061-4036
DOI
10.1038/NG.464
Volume/pages
41 :11 (2009) , p. 1179-1181
ISI
000271247600009
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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