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[A novel mutation in glycyl-tRNA synthetase caused Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D with facial and respiratory muscle involvement].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Kawakami Nobuko, Komatsu Kenichi, Yamashita Hirofumi, Uemura Kengo, Oka Nobuyuki, Takashima Hiroshi, Takahashi Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary peripheral neuropathy; symptoms include distal wasting and weakness, usually with some sensory impairment. The clinical course is typically benign and the disease is not life threatening; however, in some cases, severe phenotypes include serious respiratory distress. CASE REPORT: Here we describe a 45-year-old woman with a long course of motor-dominant...
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