Co-segregation of a homozygous SMN1 deletion and a heterozygous PMP22 duplication in a patient

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Despite co-segregation of two different genetic neurological disorders within a family is rare, clinicians should take into consideration this possibility in patients presenting with unusual complex phenotypes or with unexpected electrophysiological findings. Here, we report a Spanish 11-month-old patient with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A.

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