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Atypical hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV with neither mental retardation nor pain insensitivity.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Dec 2013
Jung Chae Lim, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Byoung Joon, Lee Jong-Hyuck, Sung Ki-Sun, Kim Jong-Won, Park Youn-Soo
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Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe mental retardation and self-mutilation-related complications. Recently, we investigated a 16-year-old Korean boy with normal intelligence. He had preserved pain sensation but was suspected of having hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV because of the recurrent bone fractures and painless...
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