raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:228374

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5

Synonyms: Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5 · SEOAN due to NEFL deficiency · Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy due to NEFL deficiency · Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy due to light neurofilament subunit deficiency · AR-CMT2B5

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

A rare axonal hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by infantile onset of slowly progressive distal motor weakness and atrophy (more severe in legs and moderate in arms) with mildly delayed motor development, hypotonia, and distal sensory impairment of all sensory modalities.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5 · SEOAN due to NEFL deficiency · Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy due to NEFL deficiency · Severe early-onset axonal neuropathy due to light neurofilament subunit deficiency · AR-CMT2B5
frMaladie de Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B5AR-CMT2B5 · Maladie de Charcot-Marie-Tooth autosomique récessive type 2B5 · Neuropathie axonale sévère précoce par déficit en NEFL · Neuropathie axonale sévère précoce par déficit en chaîne légère des neurofilaments
deCharcot-Marie-Tooth-Krankheit Typ 2B5AR-CMT2B5 · Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Krankheit, autosomal-rezessive, Typ 2B5 · Neuropathie, axonale, schwere früh-einsetzende, durch NEFL-Mangel · SEOAN durch NEFL-Mangel · Schwere früh-einsetzende axonale Neuropathie durch Neurofilament-Leichtketten-Mangel
esEnfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 2B5CMT2B5-AR · Enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth autosómica recesiva tipo 2B5 · Neuropatía axonal grave de inicio precoz por deficiencia de NEFL · Neuropatía axonal grave de inicio precoz por deficiencia de subunidad ligera de neurofilamentos · SEOAN por deficiencia de NEFL
itMalattia di Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 2B5Neuropatia assonale grave a esordio precoce da deficit della subunità leggera dei neurofilamenti
nlZiekte van Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B5AR-CMT2B5 · Autosomaal recessieve ziekte van Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B5 · Ernstige axonale neuropathie met vroege aanvang door NEFL-deficiëntie · Ernstige axonale neuropathie met vroege aanvang door deficiëntie van lichte subeenheden van neurofilamenten · SEOAN door NEFL-deficiëntie
ptDoença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 2B5Neuropatia axonal grave de início precoce por deficiência NEFL
plCiężka neuropatia aksonalna o wczesnym początku z powodu niedoboru NEFLCiężka neuropatia aksonalna o wczesnym początku z powodu niedoboru podjednostki lekkich neurofilamentów
csTěžká axonální neuropatie s časným začátkem způsobená NEFL deficitemTěžká axonální neuropatie s časným začátkem způsobená deficitem lehké podjednotky neurofilament
ukХвороба Шарко-Марі-Тута, тип 2B5AR-CMT2B5 · Аутосомно-рецесивна хвороба Шарко-Марі-Тута, тип 2B5 · SEOAN через дефіцит NEFL · Тяжка рання аксональна нейропатія внаслідок дефіциту легкої субодиниці нейрофіламентів · Тяжка рання аксональна нейропатія внаслідок дефіциту NEFL
zhCharcot-Marie-Tooth病2B5型神经丝轻链蛋白亚基缺陷所致重度早发性轴突性神经病
trCharcot-Marie-Tooth hastalığı tip 2B5AR-CMT2B5 · NEFL eksikliğine bağlı SEOAN · Otozomal Çekinik Charcot-Marie-Tooth hastalığı tip 2B5 · NEFL eksikliğine bağlı ağır erken başlangıçlı aksonal nöropati · Hafif nörofilament alt birim eksikliğine bağlı ağır erken başlangıçlı aksonal nöropati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607734NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G60.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C20.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016454Evalidated
UMLSC4749824Evalidated

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
NEFLDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7739ENSG000002775861622808p21.2neurofilament light chain20039262[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families4 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated20039262[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_20039262[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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