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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Fact Sheet

Internet URL

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/charcot_marie_tooth/detail_charcot_marie_tooth.htm  

Sponsoring Agency

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Description

This is a fact sheet about Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. CMT, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) or peroneal muscular atrophy, comprises a group of disorders that affect peripheral nerves.

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Review Date

3/6/2007