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Small fiber neuropathy in a woman with fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)

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  1. Département de Neurologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 avenue Molière, 67098, Strasbourg, France

    Jean-Baptiste Chanson, Andoni Echaniz-Laguna & Mathieu Anheim

  2. Institut d’Histologie Service Central de Microscopie Electronique, Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Kirschleger, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Nelly Boehm & Brigitte Samama

  3. Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Kirschleger, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Nelly Boehm, Brigitte Samama & Mathieu Anheim

  4. Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM-U964/CNRS-UMR7104/Université de Strasbourg, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

    Mathieu Anheim

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Chanson, JB., Boehm, N., Samama, B. et al. Small fiber neuropathy in a woman with fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). J Neurol 262, 226–227 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7597-z

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