neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type 2A

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Disease Overview

A hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2 characterized by progressive sensory neuropathy with onset in childhood that has material basis in mutation in the HSN2 isoform of the WNK1 gene on chromosome 12p13


Synonyms

  • HSAN 2A
  • HSAN2A
  • HSN 2A
  • Morvan disease
  • acroosteolysis, Giaccai type
  • acroosteolysis, neurogenic
  • hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2A
  • hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IIA
  • neuropathy, congenital sensory
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type II
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type IIA
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory radicular, autosomal recessive
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory, type 2A
  • neuropathy, progressive sensory, of childrenHSAN 2A
  • HSAN2A
  • HSN 2A
  • Morvan disease
  • acroosteolysis, Giaccai type
  • acroosteolysis, neurogenic
  • hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2A
  • hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IIA
  • neuropathy, congenital sensory
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type II
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type IIA
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory radicular, autosomal recessive
  • neuropathy, hereditary sensory, type 2A
  • neuropathy, progressive sensory, of children

GARD Disease Summary

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OMIM

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