Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Russe type
Alternate names
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, Russe type; HMSNR; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 4g; CMT4G; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, autosomal recessive, type 4g
Definition
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4G (CMT4G) is a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4 characterized by early childhood onset of progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy, delayed motor development, prominent distal sensory impairment, areflexia, moderately reduced nerve conduction velocities, and foot and hand deformities in Balkan (Russe) Gypsies.
NIH genetic and rare disease info
Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Russe type is a rare disease.
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