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Hereditary Type IV Motor and Sensory Neuropathy

Hereditary Type IV Motor and Sensory Neuropathy Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Hereditary Type IV Motor and Sensory Neuropathy Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Hereditary Type IV Motor and Sensory Neuropathy?

An autosomal recessive familial disorder that usually presents in childhood with POLYNEUROPATHY, sensorineural DEAFNESS; ICHTHYOSIS; ATAXIA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; and cardiomyopathy. CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS and serum PHYTANIC ACID are generally elevated. This condition is associated with the impaired metabolism of phytanic acid in PEROXISOMES. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1991, Ch37, p58-9; Rev Med Interne 1996;17(5):391-8)

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