Werdnig-Hoffman disease (n)

n14170070

type n
lex_filenum 26
def autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis
def death usually occurs in early childhood
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Hypernym autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect
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Hyponym autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect

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