PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIES Molecular diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

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Berciano, Jose [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cantabria, Univ Hosp Marques de Valdecilla IFIMAV, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerat, E-39005 Santander, Spain
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10.1038/nrneurol.2011.72
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary neuropathy attributed to mutations in more than 30 different genes. A recent study identified the causative mutation in 67% of 787 screened patients with CMT, and the findings raise important issues concerning genetic testing for CMT.
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