Peroneal muscular atrophy (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 1B is inherited as an autosomal dominant pattern and involves a defect in the MPZ gene on chromosome 1. The severity of the condition is variable depending on the age of onset with severe infantile cases resulting in the inability to walk at an early age.
See also:
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B:
»Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
»Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Peroneal muscular atrophy:
Peroneal muscular atrophy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Peroneal muscular atrophy, or a subtype of Peroneal muscular atrophy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Peroneal muscular atrophy: Another name for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
»Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
Some of the symptoms of Peroneal muscular atrophy incude:
See full list of 18 symptoms of Peroneal muscular atrophy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B)
Source - NIH
Source: CRISP
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