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A family with IVIg-responsive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Apr 2013
Miki Yasuo, Tomiyama Masahiko, Haga Rie, Nishijima Haruo, Suzuki Chieko, Kurihara Aiichiro, Sugimoto Kazuhiro, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Takashima Hiroshi, Baba Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
We report a family of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)-responsive X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1 (CMT1X) with a novel gap junction protein 1 mutation. Two of three siblings in the family complained of subacute motor and sensory impairment, and their symptoms improved after the administration of IVIg. Additional IVIg treatment also resulted in similar improvement. The other also showed a mild...
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