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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

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Noun1.Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease - a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
neuropathy - any pathology of the peripheral nerves


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