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Fatigue in patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.
Annals of clinical and translational neurology - 1 Aug 2020
Fritz Nora E, Chen Yongsheng, Waters Lauren, Saba Sadaf, Hackett Melody, Mada Flicia C, Li Jun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP) is caused by a heterozygous deletion of peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22) gene resulting in focal sensorimotor deficits. Our lab has identified a disruption of myelin junctions in excessively permeable myelin that impairs action potential propagation. This mechanism is expected to cause fatigue in patients with HNPP. Therefore, the...
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