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Expert Opinion / Commentary · March 31, 2015

Genetic Testing Put to Work in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Francis Walker MD

 

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  1. Noto Y, Shiga K, Tsuji Y, et al. Nerve ultrasound depicts peripheral nerve enlargement in patients with genetically distinct Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat. 2015;86(4):378-384.
  2. Tousignant R, Trepanier A, Shy ME, Siskind CE. Genetic testing practices for Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A disease. Muscle Nerve. 2014;49(4):478-482.
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  4. Yiu EM, Brockley CR, Lee KJ, et al. Peripheral nerve ultrasound in pediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A. Neurology. 2015;84(6):569-574.

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