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Ascorbic acid treatment corrects the phenotype of a mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Nature medicine - 1 Apr 2004
Passage Edith, Norreel Jean Chrétien, Noack-Fraissignes Pauline, Sanguedolce Véronique, Pizant Josette, Thirion Xavier, Robaglia-Schlupp Andrée, Pellissier Jean François, Fontés Michel
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common hereditary peripheral neuropathy, affecting 1 in 2,500 people. The only treatment currently available is rehabilitation or corrective surgery. The most frequent form of the disease, CMT-1A, involves abnormal myelination of the peripheral nerves...
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