DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for distal spinal muscular atrophy type 4

Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 4 [DOID:0111213]

An autosomal recessive distal hereditary motor neuronopathy characterized by onset in early childhood of rapidly progressing proximal muscle weakness with an early involvement of foot and hand muscles that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in PLEKHG5 on 1p36.31.

Synonyms:  distal spinal muscular atrophy type 4,  DOID:0111213,  autosomal recessive distal spinal muscular atrophy type 4,  autosomal recessive lower motor neuron disease with childhood onset,  DSMA4 ...