Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , January 2008

Congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy, a long term follow-up study in an affected family

  • Liesbeth S. Smit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Pediatric Neurology and Neonatology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4636761; fax: +31 10 3636345.
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  • Daniella Roofthooft

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Fred van Ruissen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurogenetics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Frank Baas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurogenetics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Pieter A. van Doorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 20 March 2007 ,Revised 6 June 2007 ,Accepted 25 July 2007.

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PII: S0960-8966(07)00683-9

doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.07.011

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , January 2008

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