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A family with distal hereditary motor neuropathy and a K141Q mutation of small heat shock protein HSPB1.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2014
Maeda Kengo, Idehara Ryo, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Takashima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
We herein describe a Japanese family with distal hereditary motor neuropathy carrying a K141Q mutation of small heat shock protein HSPB1. Two patients among them had late onset disease (older than 50 years). The muscles of the distal legs were weak and atrophic. Sensory and autonomic dysfunction were not seen. Even eight years after onset, one patient could still walk without support. A nerve conduction study...
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