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A novel out-of-frame mutation in the neurofilament light chain gene ( NEFL) does not result in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E

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  1. Neuromuscular Center, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, 35128 , Padua, Italy

    Cinzia Andrigo, Chiara Boito, Paola Prandini, Corrado Angelini & Elena Pegoraro

  2. Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Maria Luisa Mostacciuolo

  3. Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Gabriele Siciliano

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Andrigo, C., Boito, C., Prandini, P. et al. A novel out-of-frame mutation in the neurofilament light chain gene ( NEFL) does not result in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E. Neurogenetics 6, 49–50 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-004-0202-3

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