Common Words and Phrases Associated with CMT
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AFO
Acronym for Ankle Foot Orthosis.
An AFO is an orthotic appliance that provides bracing and support . . .


Autonomic Nervous System
A part of the nervous system that regulates key involuntary functions of the body, including the act . . .


Autosomal Dominant
A pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has one copy of a mutated gene and one norm . . .


Allele
An allele is one of two or more versions of a gene. An individual inherits two alleles for each gene . . .


Autonomic Neuropathy
Disease of the nerves affecting mostly the internal organs such as the bladder muscles, the cardiova . . .


Autosomal Recessive
A pattern of inheritance in which an affected individual has two copies of a mutated gene on a pair . . .


Arthrogryposis
A congenital fixation of a joint in an extended or flexed position.
As this pertains to CMT, arthro . . .


Autosomal
Pertaining to any of the non-sex chromosomes. The non-sex-chromosomes are the chromosomes that are n . . .


Autosome
Any one of the chromosomes that is not a sex chromosome. People normally have 22 pairs of autosomes . . .