Two sisters with a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) duplication, who had an unusual CMT1A clinical phenotype, are described. The 63-year-old proband presented with dysesthesia on the inner side of the right leg. Neurological examination revealed a localized sensory disturbance in the lowe
Increased severity over generations of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A
β Scribed by I. Steiner; M. Gotkine; B. Steiner-Birmanns; I. Biran; S. Silverstein; D. Abeliovich; Z. Argov; I. Wirguin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 255
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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