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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2K (CMT2K)
Pathology:
- axonal degeneration
Genetics:
1) autosomal recessive
2) associated with defects in GDAP1 gene
Clinical manifestations:
- onset is in early childhood (< 3 years of age)
- foot deformities
- kyphoscoliosis
- distal limb muscle weakness & atrophy
- areflexia
- diminished sensation in the lower limbs
- weakness in upper limbs in 1st decade of life
- clawing of the fingers.
Laboratory:
- GDAP1 gene mutation
Database Correlations
OMIM 607831
References
- OMIM :accession 607831
- UniProt :accession Q8TB36