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Molecular diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) by detection of 17p11.2 deletion in Italian patients.
Journal of neurology - 1 May 1995
Mandich P, James R, Nassani S, Defferrari R, Bellone E, Mancardi G, Schenone A, Abbruzzese M, Rocchi M, Ajmar F
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary neuropathy with a liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by recurrent pressure palsies generally precipitated by minor trauma; weakness and paraesthesia usually improve and recover completely in a few months. By Southern blotting and fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis we confirm the presence of a 17p11.2 deletion in familial and in isolated cases of...
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