Giant axon and neurofilament accumulation in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1429-1431

  Fabrizi, G M ^a   Cavallaro, T ^a   Angiari, C ^a   Bertolasi, L ^a   Cabrini, I ^a   Ferrarini, M ^a   Rizzuto, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERIPHERAL MYELIN PROTEIN 22; PROLINE; SERINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GIANT AXON; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1942473714     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000120664.07186.3C     Document Type: Article

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