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Anticipation in a unique family with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome and deafness: delineation of the clinical features and review of the literature.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2002
Kovach M J, Campbell K C M, Herman K, Waggoner B, Gelber D, Hughes L F, Kimonis V E
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of polyneuropathies characterized by degeneration of peripheral nerves, resulting in distal muscle atrophy, sensory loss, and deformities of hands and feet. We have studied 34 individuals in a large 84-member four-generation central Illinois family with autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth and deafness. Nerve conduction...
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