The axonal form of autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease: a phenotype study of 4 Moroccan families

4th Workshop of the European CMT-Consortium – 62nd ENMC International Workshop: Rare forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders. 16–18 October 1998, Soestduinen, The Netherlands

“…At present, no gene loci have been identi®ed. Recently, autosomal recessive neuronal types with a milder phenotype were reported in consanguineous North-African families [19]. The examination of two large consanguineous Algerian families by Grid (Evry, France) has enabled the de®nition of a peculiar phenotype linked to chromosome 5q23±33 [20].…”