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hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 6

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A hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy characterized by neonatal hypotonia, respiratory and feeding difficulties, impaired psychomotor development, and autonomic abnormalities that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous in the DST gen

A hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy characterized by neonatal hypotonia, respiratory and feeding difficulties, impaired psychomotor development, and autonomic abnormalities that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous in the DST gene on chromosome 6p12.

Signs and symptoms

  • Flexion contracture
  • Hypotonia
  • Neonatal hypotonia
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Erythema
  • Corneal scarring
  • Breech presentation
  • Bradycardia
  • Open mouth
  • Blotching pigmentation of the skin

Also known as: HSAN6; hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type VI