Dejerine-Sottas disease

noun

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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Meanings

nounDejerine-Sottas disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA hereditary neurological disorder, caused by mutations in various genes, characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting in progressive muscle wasting.

Origin

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

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