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ORPHA:280598Disease
What it is
A rare, genetic, demyelinating hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy disorder characterized by slowly progressive, mild to moderate, distal muscle weakness and atrophy of the upper and lower limbs and variable distal sensory impairment, associated with variable hyperextensible skin and age-related macular degeneration. Hypermobility of distal joints, high palate, and minor skeletal abnormalities (e.g. pectus excavatum, dolichocephaly) may also be associated.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Classified as
- Disease
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.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
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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