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Nature Genetics 37, 1044–1046 (1 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/ng1649

Mutations in SEPT9 cause hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy

Gregor Kuhlenb|[auml]|umer , Mark C Hannibal , Eva Nelis , Anja Schirmacher , Nathalie Verpoorten , Jan Meuleman , Giles D J Watts , Els De Vriendt , Peter Young , Florian St|[ouml]|gbauer , Hartmut Halfter , Joy Irobi , Dirk Goossens , Jurgen Del-Favero , Benjamin G Betz , Hyun Hor , Gert Kurlemann , Thomas D Bird , Eila Airaksinen , Tarja Mononen , Adolfo Pou Serradell , Jos|[eacute]| M Prats , Christine Van Broeckhoven , Peter De Jonghe , Vincent Timmerman , E Bernd Ringelstein & Phillip F Chance

Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) is an autosomal dominant recurrent neuropathy affecting the brachial plexus. HNA is triggered by environmental factors such as infection or parturition.