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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease due to novel myelin protein zero mutation presenting as late-onset remitting sensory neuropathy.
Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease - 1 Jun 2010
Simpson Benjamin S, Rajabally Yusuf A
Abstract excerpt
We describe a previously asymptomatic patient who developed acute onset sensory symptoms which gradually resolved spontaneously. Neurologic examination revealed pes cavus, and motor nerve conduction studies were consistent with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1. Genetic testing later showed the presence of a novel frameshift mutation within the transmembrane domain of the myelin protein zero gene (Leu144fs)....
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