Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D

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Disease Overview

Autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D) is a form of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, characterized by distal weakness primarily and predominantly occurring in the upper limbs and tendon reflexes absent or reduced in the arms and decreased in the legs. Progression is slow.


Synonyms

  • CMT 2D
  • CMT2D
  • Charcot Marie Tooth disease type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease neuronal type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 caused by mutation in GARS
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, axonal, type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, neuronal, type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2D
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, type 2D
  • GARS Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2
  • autosomal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D

GARD Disease Summary

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) has information and resources for patients, caregivers, and families that may be helpful before and after diagnosis of this condition. GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Orphanet

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OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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