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Two brothers with a new type of hereditary sensory neuropathy are described. The main clinical feature is late onset sensory ataxia without ulcerating acropathy or other autonomic abnormality. The older patient also has oculomotor dysfunction and extensor plantar responses.
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Staal, A., Mechelse, K. Hereditary sensory neuropathy, a new type. Hum Genet 42, 115–118 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291634
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291634