Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B

Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B

Description of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B (medical condition): CMT is an inherited neurological disease characterized by the gradual degeneration of nerves which starts in the hands and feet and results in progressive numbness, muscle weakness and loss of function. Type 2B has an autosomal dominant inheritance and involves a defect in the gene for the protein RAB 7 located on chromosome 3.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B: Related Topics

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B, or a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B as a Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B: Another name for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B
  »Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B

Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B)

Some of the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B incude:

• Severe ulcers
• Sensory loss
• Foot ulcers
• Foot deformity
• Absent ankle reflexes

See full list of 6 symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B)

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Terms Similar to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2B:

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, neuronal, Type 2B
• Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy IIB (HMSN IIB)
• Peripheral sensory neuropathy, autosomal dominant (PSN)
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2B
• CMT 2B

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