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Peter De Jonghe

VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, Neurogenetics Group, University of Antwerp, Institute …
Verified email at molgen.vib-ua.be
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STXBP1 encephalopathy: A neurodevelopmental disorder including epilepsy

…, M Wolff, M Zenker, L Zoccante, P De Jonghe… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To give a comprehensive overview of the phenotypic and genetic spectrum of
STXBP1 encephalopathy (STXBP1-E) by systematically reviewing newly diagnosed and …

Mutations in the mitochondrial GTPase mitofusin 2 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2A

…, J Senderek, Y Parman, O Evgrafov, PD Jonghe… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
We report missense mutations in the mitochondrial fusion protein mitofusin 2 (MFN2) in
seven large pedigrees affected with Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2A (CMT2A). …

Hot-spot residue in small heat-shock protein 22 causes distal motor neuropathy

…, CV Broeckhoven, J Gettemans, PD Jonghe… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
Distal hereditary motor neuropathies are pure motor disorders of the peripheral nervous
system resulting in severe atrophy and wasting of distal limb muscles 1 . In two pedigrees with …

A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a …

…, S Engelborghs, A Sieben, P De Jonghe… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD)
are extremes of a clinically, pathologically, and genetically overlapping disease spectrum…

Heterozygous missense mutations in BSCL2 are associated with distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Silver syndrome

…, C Verellen, LV Maldergem, L Merlini, PD Jonghe… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
Distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN) or distal spinal muscular atrophy (OMIM #182960)
is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by an almost exclusive degeneration …

[PDF][PDF] De novo mutations in the sodium-channel gene SCN1A cause severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

…, L Lagae, C Van Broeckhoven, P De Jonghe - The American Journal of …, 2001 - cell.com
Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) is a rare disorder that occurs in isolated patients.
The disease is characterized by generalized tonic, clonic, and tonic-clonic seizures that …

[PDF][PDF] DNA/RNA helicase gene mutations in a form of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS4)

…, M Auer-Grumbach, K Wagner, P De Jonghe… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS4) is a rare autosomal dominant form of juvenile
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) characterized by distal muscle weakness and atrophy, …

Treatment for Charcot‐Marie‐tooth disease

P Young, P De Jonghe, F Stögbauer… - Cochrane database …, 2008 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease (CMT) comprises a large variety of different
forms of motor and sensory neuropathies. The most frequent are demyelinating forms (CMT1) …

Mutations in the pleckstrin homology domain of dynamin 2 cause dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

…, M Kennerson, K Verhoeven, K Claeys, PD Jonghe… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of
peripheral neuropathies. Different chromosomal loci have been linked with three autosomal …

Genetic generalized epilepsies

…, M Kato, H Cross, P Satishchandra, P De Jonghe… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic generalized epilepsies ( GGEs ) are mainly genetically determined disorders.
Although inheritance in most cases appears to be complex, involving multiple genes, variants …