Adult Refsum Disease
Autoszomális recesszív
Caused by variants in PHYH or PEX7, which lead to a build-up of phytanic acid and cause night blindness and retinitis pigmentosa, loss of smell, nerve damage and sometimes heart rhythm problems.
Mit változtat a diagnózis
Knowing allows a diet low in phytanic acid, which can halt progression of nerve and eye damage.
Vizsgált gének
Más néven
ARD; disorder of cornification 11 (phytanic acid type); DOC 11 (phytanic acid type); heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis; HMSN 4; HMSN type IV; HSMN IV; hypertrophic neuropathy of Refsum; phytanic acid oxidase deficiency; RDPA; Refsum Disease; Refsum disease with increased pipecolic acidemia; Refsum's disease
2 kapcsolódó altípust tartalmaz ↓Altípusok elrejtése ↑
- adult Refsum disease due to PEX7 defect
- Refsum disease, classic
