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Case Report

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4J with spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy and global developmental delay: a tale of three siblings

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Pages 783-786 | Received 10 Jul 2020, Accepted 14 Oct 2020, Published online: 26 Oct 2020

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