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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease dominant intermediate F(CMTDIF)

MedGen UID:
1666273
Concept ID:
C4749463
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE, DOMINANT INTERMEDIATE F; CMTDIF
SNOMED CT: Autosomal dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type F (770759001)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID:
141047
Concept ID:
C0443147
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
 
Gene (location): GNB4 (3q26.33)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014074
OMIM®: 615185
Orphanet: ORPHA352670

Definition

CMTDIF is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder characterized by onset around adolescence of slowly progressive distal muscle atrophy and weakness affecting the upper and lower limbs and resulting in steppage gait. There is distal sensory impairment with decreased reflexes. Nerve conduction velocities are variable, ranging from the demyelinating to the axonal range (summary by Soong et al., 2013). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of CMTDI, see 606482. [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Absent patellar reflexes
MedGen UID:
643630
Concept ID:
C0558844
Finding
Absence of the knee jerk reflex, which can normally be elicited by tapping the patellar tendon with a reflex hammer just below the patella.
Absent Achilles reflex
MedGen UID:
108240
Concept ID:
C0558845
Finding
Absence of the Achilles reflex (also known as the ankle jerk reflex), which can normally be elicited by tapping the tendon is tapped while the foot is dorsiflexed.
Pes cavus
MedGen UID:
675590
Concept ID:
C0728829
Congenital Abnormality
An increase in height of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot that does not flatten on weight bearing (i.e., a distinctly hollow form of the sole of the foot when it is bearing weight).
Hammertoe
MedGen UID:
209712
Concept ID:
C1136179
Anatomical Abnormality
Hyperextension of the metatarsal-phalangeal joint with hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.
Distal lower limb muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
324514
Concept ID:
C1836450
Finding
Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the legs.
Distal upper limb muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
461970
Concept ID:
C3150620
Finding
Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the arms.
Steppage gait
MedGen UID:
98105
Concept ID:
C0427149
Finding
An abnormal gait pattern that arises from weakness of the pretibial and peroneal muscles due to a lower motor neuron lesion. Affected patients have footdrop and are unable to dorsiflex and evert the foot. The leg is lifted high on walking so that the toes clear the ground, and there may be a slapping noise when the foot strikes the ground again.
Hyporeflexia
MedGen UID:
195967
Concept ID:
C0700078
Finding
Reduction of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.
Peripheral demyelination
MedGen UID:
451074
Concept ID:
C0878575
Pathologic Function
A loss of myelin from the internode regions along myelinated nerve fibers of the peripheral nervous system.
Impaired vibratory sensation
MedGen UID:
220959
Concept ID:
C1295585
Finding
A decrease in the ability to perceive vibration. Clinically, this is usually tested with a tuning fork which vibrates at 128 Hz and is applied to bony prominences such as the malleoli at the ankles or the metacarpal-phalangeal joints. There is a slow decay of vibration from the tuning fork. The degree of vibratory sense loss can be crudely estimated by counting the number of seconds that the examiner can perceive the vibration longer than the patient.
Impaired pain sensation
MedGen UID:
373348
Concept ID:
C1837522
Finding
Reduced ability to perceive painful stimuli.
Distal sensory impairment
MedGen UID:
335722
Concept ID:
C1847584
Finding
An abnormal reduction in sensation in the distal portions of the extremities.
Onion bulb formation
MedGen UID:
376237
Concept ID:
C1847906
Finding
Repeated episodes of segmental demyelination and remyelination lead to the accumulation of supernumerary Schwann cells around axons, which is referred to as onion bulb formation. This finding affects peripheral nerves.
Axonal regeneration
MedGen UID:
340241
Concept ID:
C1854454
Finding
The presence of axonal regeneration following a previous axonal lesion.
Distal lower limb amyotrophy
MedGen UID:
324515
Concept ID:
C1836451
Disease or Syndrome
Muscular atrophy of distal leg muscles.
Distal upper limb amyotrophy
MedGen UID:
867223
Concept ID:
C4021581
Disease or Syndrome
Muscular atrophy of distal arm muscles.

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Miura S, Morikawa T, Fujioka R, Noda K, Kosaka K, Taniwaki T, Shibata H
Eur J Med Genet 2017 Sep;60(9):474-478. Epub 2017 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.06.006. PMID: 28642160
Bitoun M, Stojkovic T, Prudhon B, Maurage CA, Latour P, Vermersch P, Guicheney P
Neuromuscul Disord 2008 Apr;18(4):334-8. Epub 2008 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.01.005. PMID: 18394888

Clinical prediction guides

Miura S, Morikawa T, Fujioka R, Noda K, Kosaka K, Taniwaki T, Shibata H
Eur J Med Genet 2017 Sep;60(9):474-478. Epub 2017 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.06.006. PMID: 28642160

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