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Detection of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies among patients with acute painless mononeuropathy or plexopathy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Dec 1998
Pareyson D, Solari A, Taroni F, Botti S, Fallica E, Scaioli V, Ciano C, Sghirlanzoni A
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by recurrent mononeuropathies or brachial plexopathies, commonly associated with a chromosome 17p11.2-12 deletion encompassing the peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22) gene. We tried to identify criteria distinguishing HNPP among patients with acute painless mononeuropathy/plexopathy. We investigated by...
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