Dejerine-Sottas disease

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Etymology[edit]

Desribed by French neurologists Joseph Jules Dejerine (1849–1917) and Jules Sottas (1866–1945).

Noun[edit]

Dejerine-Sottas disease (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A hereditary neurological disorder, caused by mutations in various genes, characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting in progressive muscle wasting.

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