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The Roussy-Lévy family: from the original description to the gene.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 1999
Planté-Bordeneuve V, Guiochon-Mantel A, Lacroix C, Lapresle J, Said G
Abstract excerpt
In 1926, Roussy and Lévy described a large family whose members manifested an early onset dominantly inherited gait ataxia, pes cavus, and areflexia, which was eventually associated with distal muscle atrophy, postural tremor, and minor sensory loss. Slow nerve conduction and demyelination of nerve fibers with onion bulb formations in nerve biopsy specimens led to the Roussy-Lévy syndrome (RLS) being considered a...
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