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PMP22 Thr(118)Met: recessive CMT1 mutation or polymorphism?

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  1. Neurogenetics Laboratory, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Eva Nelis & Christine Van Broeckhoven

  2. Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Born Bunge Foundation (BBS), University of Antwerp, Belgium

    Eva Nelis

  3. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden

    Bengt Holmberg & Gösta Holmgren

  4. Dept. of Internal Medicine, Härnösand Hospital, Härnösand, Sweden

    Bengt Holmberg

  5. Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Umeå, Sweden

    Rolf Adolfsson

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Nelis, E., Holmberg, B., Adolfsson, R. et al. PMP22 Thr(118)Met: recessive CMT1 mutation or polymorphism?. Nat Genet 15, 13–14 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0197-13

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