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Slowing of central conduction in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy shown by brain stem auditory evoked responses.
1 Jul 1996
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BACKGROUND: The most common form of CMT with slow nerve conduction velocities (CMT type I) is CMT1A, caused by a submicroscopic duplication of a region of DNA on chromosome 17 including the PMP22 gene. This gene is expressed in peripheral nerve but not in the CNS. The second most common form is CMTX, caused by mutations in the connexin32 gene in the X chromosome. Connexin32 is expressed both in brain and in...
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