Congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy appears early in life, resulting in a delay of motor and sensory development. Mutations involve genes such as myelin protein zero (MPZ), peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22), and early growth response 2 (EGR2). We present a patient with two compound mutations in PMP22: a point mutation causing a premature STOP codon in exon 3 was inherited from the mother on the first allele, and the "typical" PMP22 deletion in the 17p11.2-p12 region was inherited from the father on the other allele. A sural biopsy was performed at age four. The patient has been followed from 28 months to 21 years of age; he presented significant sensory disturbances, with a slight motor deficit. PMP22 mRNA quantitation showed a severe decrease of PMP22 protein. No myelin sheaths were observed in the biopsy; mesaxons failed to form. The absence of PMP22 provides new insights into the role of this protein.
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