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. 1974 Jan;37(1):68–75. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.37.1.68

Motor nerve conduction velocity in peroneal muscular atrophy: evidence for genetic heterogeneity

P K Thomas 1,2, D B Calne 1,2
PMCID: PMC494564  PMID: 4813428

Abstract

Measurements of motor nerve conduction velocity are reported in 88 subjects from 20 families in which a clinical diagnosis of peroneal muscular atrophy had been made in the index cases. The values display a bimodal distribution. The majority of cases show a substantially reduced conduction velocity, a smaller group displaying velocities within the normal range or only slightly decreased. This difference was demonstrated to have a genetic basis.

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