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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT1) and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP)

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Nelis, E., De Jonghe, P., Timmerman, V. (2005). Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT1) and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP). In: Hereditary Peripheral Neuropathies. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7985-1586-7_6

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