Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C associated with myasthenia gravis: coincidental or a foreseeable association?
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Hereditary neuropathy
Myasthenia gravis
Neuromuscular junction
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
received:
29
01
2021
accepted:
02
09
2021
pubmed:
18
9
2021
medline:
6
1
2022
entrez:
17
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We reported one patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4C (CMT4C) who developed seropositive myasthenia gravis. Neuromuscular junction alterations in CMT4C patients have not yet been reported. However, few patients have been reported to simultaneously have MG and CMT, but none with CMT4C. Our report suggests that additional research is required to confirm whether genetic neuropathies may predispose to MG.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34532771
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05591-7
pii: 10.1007/s10072-021-05591-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
705-707Informations de copyright
© 2021. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
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