Term Name: hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy
Synonyms: hereditary sensory neuropathy, HSAN, HSN
Definition: A neuropathy characterized by axonal atrophy and degeneration, exclusively or predominantly affecting the sensory neurons, and variable autonomic dysfunction that has_material_basis_in an inherited mutation. Loss of pain and temperature sensation is an early and predominant, but not universal, symptom.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:0050548]   ( DOID:0050548 )

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is a type of: neuropathy
has subtype: atypical hereditary sensory neuropathy autosomal recessive sensory neuropathy with spastic paraplegia congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis familial dysautonomia hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 5 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 6 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 7 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 8 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 9 Marsili syndrome X-linked hereditary sensory neuropathy