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Start free with EleplanCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease/Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
ORPHA:166Category
Also called CMT/HMSN · Charcot-Marie-Tooth hereditary neuropathy
What it is
Orphanet has not published a description for this disease yet. The identifiers, classification and cross-references below are still current.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000 (Spain)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked dominant, X-linked recessive
- Classified as
- Category
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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