Clinical and Genetic Features of Chinese X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1 Disease.

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BACKGROUND: X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 (CMT1X) disease is one of the most common forms of inherited neuropathy caused by mutations in the gap junction beta-1 protein (GJB1) gene (also known as connexin 32). This study presented the clinical and genetic features of a series of Chinese patients with GJB1 gene mutations. METHODS: A total of 22 patients from unrelated families, who were referred to...

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