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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
The disease is named for those who classically described it: Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) and his pupil Pierre Marie (1853-1940) (“Sur une forme particulière d’atrophie musculaire progressive, souvent familiale débutant par les pieds et les jambes et atteignant plus tard les mains”, Revue médicale, Paris, 1886; 6: 97-138.), and Howard Henry Tooth (1856-1925) (“The peroneal type of progressive muscular atrophy”, dissertation, London, 1886.)
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