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Roberto Fernández Acosta University of Antwerp
Karen SMEETS Hasselt University
Nelly SAENEN Hasselt University
Margo WITTERS Hasselt University
Inge De Clercq Flanders Institute for Biotechnology Ghent University
Waleed Marei University of Antwerp
Michiel Krols University of Antwerp
Peripheral Neuropathies Group University of Antwerp
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State of the art Inherited peripheral neuropathies belong to the most common neuromuscular disorders and occur worldwide (1/2500). The best known is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), an inherited disorder first described in 1886. Most patients have a progressive weakness and wasting of foot and hand muscles. Sometimes patients need walking aids or become wheelchair dependent even at a young age. The clinical variability and genetic ...