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X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 5
Disease definition
A rare form of X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, characterized by infancy- to childhood-onset of: 1) progressive distal muscle weakness and atrophy (first appearing and more prominent in the lower extremities than the upper) which usually manifests with foot drop and gait disturbance, 2) bilateral, profound, prelingual sensorineural hearing loss and 3) progressive optic neuropathy.
ORPHA:99014
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2017) Español (2017) Français (2017) Italiano (2017) Nederlands (2017)
Detailed information
General public
- Article for general public
- Svenska (2020) - Socialstyrelsen
Guidelines
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Deutsch (2015) - AWMF
- Français (2020) - PNDS
- Anesthesia guidelines
- Czech (2014) - Orphananesthesia
- Deutsch (2022) - Orphananesthesia
- English (2022) - Orphananesthesia
- Español (2022) - Orphananesthesia
Disease review articles
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2013) - GeneReviews
Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA)
- Patient-Centered Outcome Measures (PCOMs)
- English (2023) - PROQOLIDTM


Additional information
Further information on this disease
Patient-centred resources for this disease
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Specialised Social Services
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