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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov;60(5):E28-E30.
doi: 10.1002/mus.26658. Epub 2019 Aug 27.

CNTNAP1 mutations in an adult with Charcot Marie Tooth disease

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CNTNAP1 mutations in an adult with Charcot Marie Tooth disease

Amanda S Freed et al. Muscle Nerve. 2019 Nov.
No abstract available

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Statement of Financial Disclosure: None of the authors has any conflict of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematic of CNTNAP1 gene and its protein domains. This patient’s variants are noted: a frameshift mutation that leads to early termination of the protein at exon 18 and a missense mutation at exon 19.

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