Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D (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 2D has an autosomal dominant inheritance and involves a defect in the glycyl RNA synthetase gene on chromosome 7p15. The hands tend to be more severely affected than the feet.
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D:
»Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
»Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D:
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D 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 2D, or a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D: Another name for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
»Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2D
Some of the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2D incude:
Source - NIH
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