raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99951

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4E

Synonyms: Autosomal recessive congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy · CMT4E

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

A form of congenital, hypomyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4 characterized by a Dejerine-Sottas syndrome-like phenotype (incl. hypotonia and/or delayed motor development in infancy), extremely slow nerve conduction velocities, potential respiratory dysfunction, cranial nerve involvement, and the typical CMT phenotype, i.e. distal muscle weakness and atrophy, sensory loss, absence of deep tendon reflexes, and foot deformity.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4EAutosomal recessive congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy · CMT4E
frMaladie de Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4ECMT4E
deCharcot-Marie-Tooth-Krankheit Typ 4ECMT4E · Hypomyelinisationsneuropathie, kongenitale
esEnfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 4E
itMalattia di Charcot-Marie-Tooth, tipo 4ENeuropatia ipomielinizzante congenita autosomica recessiva
nlZiekte van Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4ECMT4E · Autosomaal recessieve congenitale hypomyeliniserende neuropathie
ptDoença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth tipo 4E
plChoroba Charcota, Mariego i Tootha typu 4EAutosomalna recesywna wrodzona neuropatia hipomielinizująca · CMT4E
csCharcotova-Marieova-Toothova nemoc, typ 4ECMT4E · Autozomálně recesivní vrozená hypomyelinizační neuropatie · Charcot-Marie-Toothova nemoc, typ 4E
ukХвороба Шарко-Марі-Тута, тип 4ЕАутосомно-рецесивна вроджена гіпомієлінізуюча нейропатія · CMT4E
zh腓骨肌萎缩症4E型常染色体隐性遗传性先天性髓鞘减少性神经病
trCharcot-Marie-Tooth hastalığı tip 4ECMT4E · Otozomal Çekinik Doğumsal hipomiyelinizan nöropati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM605253Evalidated
ICD-10G60.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118C20.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011527Evalidated
MeSHC535301Evalidated
UMLSC4721437Evalidated

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
EGR2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3239ENSG0000012287712901010q21.3early growth response 220301641[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

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

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