Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT), also known as Morbus Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN), hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy (HSMN), or peroneal muscular atrophy, is an inherited demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system.
CMT is predominantly characterized by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation in the feet, ankles and legs, as well as in the hands, w...
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Parent Disease:
- Genetic disorder ,
- Nervous system disease ,
- Hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy ,
- Neurological disorder
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Also known as:
- CMT,
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease,
- Morbus Charcot-Marie-Tooth,
- Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy,
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy,
- Hereditary sensory motor neuropathy,
- Peroneal muscular atrophy,
- Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy,
- HSMN,
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder
