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Update on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports - 1 Feb 2011
Patzkó Agnes, Shy Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) disease encompasses a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited neuropathies, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies. CMT results from mutations in more than 40 genes expressed in Schwann cells and neurons causing overlapping phenotypes. The classic CMT phenotype reflects length-dependent axonal degeneration characterized by distal sensory loss and weakness,...
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