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Early onset Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2A and severe developmental delay: expanding the clinical phenotype of MFN2-related neuropathy.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Dec 2015
Tufano Maria, Cappuccio Gerarda, Terrone Gaetano, Manganelli Fiore, Pisciotta Chiara, Geroldi Alessandro, Capponi Simona, Del Giudice Ennio
Abstract excerpt
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) syndromes are a group of clinically heterogeneous disorders of the peripheral nervous system. Mutations of mitofusin 2 (MFN2) have been recognized to be associated with CMT type 2A (CMT2A). CMT2A is primarily an axonal disorder resulting in motor and sensory neuropathy. We report a male child with psychomotor delay, dysmorphic features, and weakness of lower limbs associated with...
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