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Adult-onset demyelinating neuropathy associated with FBLN5 gene mutation.
Clinical neuropathology - 1 Jan 2000
Cheng Si, Lv He, Zhang Wei, Wang Zhaoxia, Shi Xin, Liang Wei, Yuan Yun
Abstract excerpt
Rare forms of autosomal-dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (AD-CMT) may be associated with mutations in Fibulin-5 (FBLN5) as AD-CMT is genetically heterogeneous. Here, we report the first pathological study of an Asian family. The proband was a 46-year-old man with slowly progressive distal numbness and weakness for 12 years. He had a history of diabetes mellitus for 12 years. His mother was 81 years old and...
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