Cranial nerve involvement in CMT disease type 1 due to early growth response 2 gene mutation

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1696-1698

  Pareyson, David ^a   Taroni, F ^a   Botti, S ^a   Morbin, M ^a   Baratta, S ^a   Lauria, G ^a   Ciano, C ^a   Sghirlanzoni, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Cranial nerves; Demyelinating neuropathy; EGR2; Myelin genes

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTIDINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; EARLY RESPONSE GENE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0034050426     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.8.1696     Document Type: Article

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