Autonomic nervous system involvement in a new CMT2B family

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-364

  Manganelli, Fiore ^a   Pisciotta, Chiara ^a   Provitera, Vincenzo ^b   Taioli, Federica ^c   Iodice, Rosa ^a   Topa, Antonietta ^a   Fabrizi, Gian Maria ^c   Nolano, Maria ^b   Santoro, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; Charcot Marie Tooth type 2B; RAB7; skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; RAB7 PROTEIN;

ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEAT GLAND;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84866358301     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2012.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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