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Characteristics of demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with concurrent diabetes mellitus.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2014
Yu Zhiliang, Wu Xiaohua, Xie Huijun, Han Ying, Guan Yangtai, Qin Yong, Zheng Huimin, Jiang Jianming, Niu Zhenmin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common type of inherited peripheral neuropathy and has a high degree of genetic heterogeneity. CMT with concurrent diabetes mellitus (DM) is rare. The purpose of this study is to explore the genetic, clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients with CMT and concurrent DM. METHODS: We investigated gene mutations (the peripheral myelin protein 22...
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