Familial dysautonomia

What is Familial dysautonomia?

A rare hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy characterized by decreased pain and temperature perception, absent deep tendon reflexes, proprioceptive ataxia, afferent baroreflex failure and progressive optic neuropathy.

Other condition names

  • HSAN3
  • Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 3
  • Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III
  • Riley-Day syndrome

Inheritance type

Autosomal recessive

Age of Onset

  • Childhood
  • Infancy
  • Neonatal
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