Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies: diagnosis and management.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is caused by mutations in several genes expressed in myelinating Schwann cells and the axons they ensheathe. Typical patients present with distally accentuated motor weakness, muscle wasting, and sensory loss leading to significant and progressive clinical morbidity and impaired quality of life. The wealth of recent information regarding genotype-phenotype correlations,...

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