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Copy number variations in a population-based study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Høyer Helle, Braathen Geir J, Eek Anette K, Nordang Gry B N, Skjelbred Camilla F, Russell Michael B
Abstract excerpt
Copy number variations (CNVs) are important in relation to diversity and evolution but can sometimes cause disease. The most common genetic cause of the inherited peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the PMP22 duplication; otherwise, CNVs have been considered rare. We investigated CNVs in a population-based sample of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) families. The 81 CMT families had previously been...
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