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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Though presently incurable, this disease is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, with 36 in 100,000 affected.[1]

References

References

  1. Krajewski, K.M., Lewis, R.A., Fuerst, D.R., Turansky, C., Hinderer, S.R., Gerbern, J., Kamholz, J. and M.E. Shy (2000) Brain 123:1516-1527 accessed 060220

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