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neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, autosomal recessive 3

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Disease Overview

A rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness and atrophy predominantly affecting distal parts of limbs, later involvement of proximal and trunk muscles with marked hyperlordosis and late diaphragmatic dysfunction.

Synonyms

  • HMN 3
  • HMN 4
  • autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy type 3
  • dHMN3
  • dHMN3 and dHMN4
  • dHMN4
  • dSMA3
  • distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 3 and type 4
  • distal spinal muscular atrophy type 3
  • neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 3
  • neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 4
  • neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type 4
  • spinal muscular atrophy, chronic distal, autosomal recessive
  • spinal muscular atrophy, distal, autosomal recessive, 3
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

Orphanet has a summary about this condition that may include information on the diagnosis, care, and treatment as well as other resources. Some of the information and resources are available in languages other than English. The summary may include medical terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. Orphanet is the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and the Health Programme of the European Union.

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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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