[Molecular basis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy].

Article

[Molecular basis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Aug 1996

Hayasaka K

Abstract excerpt

Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CMT) is the most common inherited peripheral neuropathy. CMT is classified into type types on the basis of pathological and electrophysiological findings: type 1(CMT1), characterized by decreased nerve conduction velocities and by "onion bulb" formation: type 2(CMT...

Topics

Animals
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Connexins
Humans
Mutation
Myelin Proteins
Neural Conduction
Gap Junction beta-1 Protein

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