Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapie...Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapies for these diseases.Great progress has been made in identifying genetic causes for peripheral neuropathy owing to the advances in genetic testing in the last decade.For example,>100 genes have been identified to be associated with Charcot–Marie–Tooth(CMT)neuropathy,a group of disorders among the most common forms of inherited peripheral neuropathy.展开更多
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文摘Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapies for these diseases.Great progress has been made in identifying genetic causes for peripheral neuropathy owing to the advances in genetic testing in the last decade.For example,>100 genes have been identified to be associated with Charcot–Marie–Tooth(CMT)neuropathy,a group of disorders among the most common forms of inherited peripheral neuropathy.
