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

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

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

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2H (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 2H has an autosomal recessive inheritance and involves a defect in the GDAP1 gene on chromosome 8.

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

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

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

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2H 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 2H, or a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2H, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

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

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

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

• Muscle weakness in extremities
• Muscle wasting in extremities
• Foot deformity
• Sensory lost in extremities
• Abnormal gait

See full list of 9 symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, Type 2H (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 2H)

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• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, with pyramidal features, autosomal recessive
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