Table 1 Clinical findings of dHMN type II patients with the HSP27 mutation. ^aMuscle weakness in lower limbs: + = ankle dorsiflexion 4/5 on medical research council (MRC) scale; ++ = ankle dorsiflexion < 4/5 on MRC scale Muscle weakness in upper limbs: + = intrinsic hand weakness 4/5 on MRC scale; ++ = intrinsic hand weakness < 4/5 on MRC scale; - = no symptoms; ^bFDS = functional disability scale, ^cA= asymptomatic

From: Distal hereditary motor neuropathy in Korean patients with a small heat shock protein 27 mutation