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Sensory-motor not length-dependent multineuropathy followed by the syringomyelia-like phenotype: a novel presentation of Tangier disease

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  1. Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Neurologia, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Eleonora Sabatelli, Marco Luigetti, Umberto Costantini, Gabriele Lucioli & Amelia Conte

  2. Dipartimento Di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Eleonora Sabatelli, Marco Luigetti, Umberto Costantini & Gabriele Lucioli

  3. Centro Clinico NEMO - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Amelia Conte

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Eleonora Sabatelli and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sabatelli, E., Luigetti, M., Costantini, U. et al. Sensory-motor not length-dependent multineuropathy followed by the syringomyelia-like phenotype: a novel presentation of Tangier disease. Neurol Sci 43, 6975–6978 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06334-y

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