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Letter to the editors: comment on “Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy II due to novel mutation in the HSN2 gene in Mexican families”

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  1. Center of Excellence in Neuroscience of the Université de Montréal (CENUM), Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), University of Montreal, 1560, rue Sherbrooke East, De-Sève Pavillon, room Y-3616-2, Montreal, QC, H2L 4MI, Canada

    Masoud Shekarabi, Patrick A. Dion & Guy A. Rouleau

  2. Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Patrick A. Dion

  3. Department of Paediatrics and Biochemistry, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Guy A. Rouleau

  4. Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Guy A. Rouleau

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Shekarabi, M., Dion, P.A. & Rouleau, G.A. Letter to the editors: comment on “Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy II due to novel mutation in the HSN2 gene in Mexican families”. J Neurol 259, 565–566 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6206-7

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