Molecular genetics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related neuropathies.

doi:10.1093/hmg/3.suppl_1.1503

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Molecular genetics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related neuropathies.

Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 1994

Chance P F, Fischbeck K H

Abstract excerpt

Collectively, the inherited disorders of peripheral nerves represent a common group of neurologic diseases. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 1 (CMT1) is a genetically heterogeneous group of chronic demyelinating polyneuropathies with loci mapping to chromosome 17 (CMT1A), chromosome 1 (CMT1B),...

Topics

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Nervous System Diseases
Phenotype
X Chromosome

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