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PLP1

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The gene encoding proteolipid protein, or lipophilin, the primary constituent of myelin.

The PLP1 gene is on the X chromosome in band Xq22. Mutations in PLP1 cause Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) and X-linked spastic paraplegia 2 (SPG2)

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