raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139515

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4J

Synonyms: CMT4J

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Adult, Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4 characterized by childhood- to adulthood-onset of variably severe, rapidly progressive, demyelinating with axonal loss sensorimotor neuropathy typically manifesting with delayed motor development, proximal and distal asymmetric muscle weakness and atrophy of the lower and upper extremities, severe motor dysfunction with mildly reduced sensory impairment, and areflexia. Nerve conduction velocities range from very mildly to severely reduced.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4JCMT4J
frMaladie de Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4J= en
deCharcot-Marie-Tooth-Krankheit Typ 4J= en
esEnfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 4J= en
itMalattia di Charcot-Marie-Tooth, tipo 4J= en
nlZiekte van Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4J= en
ptDoença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 4J
plChoroba Charcota, Mariego i Tootha typu 4J= en
csCharcotova-Marieova-Toothova nemoc, typ 4JCMT4J · Charcot-Marie-Toothova nemoc, typ 4J
ukХвороба Шарко-Марі-Тута, тип 4J= en
zhCharcot-Marie-Tooth病4J型= en
trCharcot-Marie-Tooth hastalığı tip 4J= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM611228Evalidated
ICD-10G60.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C20.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0012640Evalidated
MeSHC566984Evalidated
UMLSC1970011Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
FIG4Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:16873ENSG000001123676093906q21FIG4 phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase24228289[PMID]_20301641[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families18 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated21705420[PMID]_23489662[PMID]_24878229[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_21705420[PMID]_23489662[PMID]_24878229[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card