neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, type 6A

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Disease Overview

Any hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 6 in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the MFN2 gene.

Synonyms

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 6
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 6A
HMSN 6A
HMSN6A
MFN2 hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 6
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy VIA
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 6 caused by mutation in MFN2
neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, type 6
neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, type VIA
peripheral neuropathy and optic atrophy

GARD Disease Summary

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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.