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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1G
A Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 characterized by distal muscle weakness and atrophy with onset in the first or second decade of life that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PMP2 gene on chromosome 8q21.13.
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Overview
A Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 characterized by distal muscle weakness and atrophy with onset in the first or second decade of life that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PMP2 gene on chromosome 8q21.13.
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