Coexistent hereditary and in ̄ammatory neuropathy
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1University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, 2Department of Neurology, Royal Free Hospital, 3Neurogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Neurology, London and 4Birmingham Neuroscience Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to: Dr L. Ginsberg, Department of Neurology, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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