Abstract:BackgroundCMT2D is a rare subtype of axonal CMT, caused by a variant of the glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS) gene which is also a disease-causing gene of distal spinal muscular atrophy type V (dSMA-V) or hereditary motor neuropathy 5A (HMN5A). There were only several cases reported in China, all lacking an epidemiological study of CMT2D/ HMN5A.Methods206 patients of Chinese Han descent, clinically diagnosed with inherited peripheral neuropathy (IPN), were recruited in this study from December 20, 2012 to July 31,… Show more
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