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neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type 7A

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Disease Overview

Any neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the SLC5A7 gene.


Synonyms

  • Dhmn7A
  • Dhmnvp
  • HMN 7A
  • HMN7A
  • Harper-Young myopathy
  • SLC5A7 neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor
  • neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor caused by mutation in SLC5A7
  • neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, type VIIA
  • neuropathy, distal hereditary motor, type 7A
  • spinal muscular atrophy, distal, with vocal cord paralysis

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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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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