Disease ID | Source | Name | Description |
158580 | OMIM | Neuronopathy, distal hereditary motor, 7A (HMN7A) | A neuromuscular disorder. Distal hereditary motor neuronopathies constitute a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders caused by selective degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord, without sensory deficit in the posterior horn. The overall clinical picture consists of a classical distal muscular atrophy syndrome in the legs without clinical sensory loss. The disease starts with weakness and wasting of distal muscles of the anterior tibial and peroneal compartments of the legs. Later on, weakness and atrophy may expand to the proximal muscles of the lower limbs and/or to the distal upper limbs. HMN7A is characterized by onset in the second decade of progressive distal muscle wasting and weakness affecting the upper and lower limbs and resulting in walking difficulties and hand grip. There is significant muscle atrophy of the hands and lower limbs. The disorder is associated with vocal cord paresis due to involvement of the tenth cranial nerve. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. |
617143 | OMIM | Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, 20, presynaptic (CMS20) | A form of congenital myasthenic syndrome, a group of disorders characterized by failure of neuromuscular transmission, including pre-synaptic, synaptic, and post-synaptic disorders that are not of autoimmune origin. Clinical features are easy fatigability and muscle weakness. CMS20 is an autosomal recessive, pre-synaptic form characterized by severe hypotonia and episodic apnea soon after birth, generalized limb fatigability and weakness, delayed walking, ptosis, poor sucking and swallowing. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. |