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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. Diagnosis in the first family (1947) confirmed
Author(s) -
Koehler Peter J.,
Baas Frank
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the peripheral nervous system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1529-8027
pISSN - 1085-9489
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2012.00440.x
Subject(s) - liability , medicine , pediatrics , political science , law
In 1947, the Dutch neurologist De Jong published the first family with, what later would be called, hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies ( HNPP ). We recently found a new case from this family and were able to confirm the diagnosis by DNA analysis.