Epidemiologic Study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Lidiane Carine Lima Santos Barreto,
Fernanda Santos Oliveira,
Paula Santos Nunes,
Iandra Maria Pinheiro de França Costa,
Catarina Andrade Garcez,
Gabriel Mattos Goes,
Eduardo Luís de Aquino Neves,
Jullyana de Souza Siqueira Quintans,
Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000443706
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , disease , ethnic group , demography , pediatrics , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neuropathy. CMT is classified into 2 main subgroups: CMT type 1 (CMT1; demyelinating form) and CMT type 2 (CMT2; axonal form). The objectives of this study were to systematically review and assess the quality of studies reporting the incidence and/or prevalence of CMT worldwide.
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