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MeSH Supplementary: Amyotrophy, monomelic
Unique ID: C538253
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C538253
Entry Term(s): Hirayama disease; Monomelic amyotrophy; Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Juvenile, Nonprogressive; Spinal muscular atrophy juvenile nonprogressive
Heading Mapped to: *Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
Frequency: 189
Note: Spinomuscular atrophy characterized by insidious onset of weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hand and forearm. It is usually unilateral, but can be bilateral and occurs most commonly as a sporadic condition in young men. It follows a relatively benign course after a few years of progression. Molecular basis is unknown, but polymorphisms in KIAA1377 and C5ORF42 genes have been identified. OMIM: 602440
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2015/08/17

Amyotrophy, monomelic MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024