Dejerine-Sottas disease
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Desribed by French neurologists Joseph Jules Dejerine (1849–1917) and Jules Sottas (1866–1945).
Noun[edit]
Dejerine-Sottas disease (uncountable)
- (pathology) A hereditary neurological disorder, caused by mutations in various genes, characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting in progressive muscle wasting.
Further reading[edit]
- Dejerine-Sottas disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia