Mutations in a gene encoding a novel protein of unknown function-the ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 gene (GDAP1)-are associated with the autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4A (CMT4A).
Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genova, c/o DIMI - Viale Benedetto XV, 6 16132 Genova, Italy.