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17p11.2 duplication is a common finding in sporadic cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1.
European neurology - 1 Jan 1994
Mancardi G L, Uccelli A, Bellone E, Sghirlanzoni A, Mandich P, Pareyson D, Schenone A, Abbruzzese M, Ajmar F
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the presence of duplication in chromosome 17p11.2 in 4 individuals with sporadic Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT 1) and 1 isolated case where a definite differential diagnosis between CMT 1 and Déjérine-Sottas disease was not achieved. The 5 affected cases and their parents and relatives were submitted to a complete clinical, neurophysiologic and genetic evaluation. A sural nerve biopsy was...
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