Article
Hereditary neuropathies: A pathological perspective.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Nov 2021
Cavallaro Tiziana, Tagliapietra Matteo, Fabrizi Gian Maria, Bai Yunhong, Shy Michael E, Vallat Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary neuropathies may result from mutations in genes expressed by Schwann cells or neurons that affect selectively the peripheral nervous system (PNS) or may represent a minor or major component of complex inherited diseases that involve also the central nervous system and/or other organs and tissues. The chapter is constantly expanding and reworking, thanks to advances of molecular genetics;...
Topics
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy
- Humans
- Mutation
