Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 6

MONDO:0013839

Any hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the DST gene.

Also known as: DST hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, HSAN6, familial dysautonomia with contractures, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy caused by mutation in DST, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type VI, HSAN 6, neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type 6, neuropathy, hereditary sensory and autonomic, type VI

7 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 6 itself.

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Laser test could objectively measure nerve pain for first time

Diagnosis Completed

This study tested whether a diode laser can act as a biomarker to measure neuropathic pain in people with peripheral neuropathy. Researchers compared pain responses to a lidocaine patch versus a placebo patch in 75 participants. The goal was to see if the laser test could disting…

Sponsor: University of Utah • Aim: Diagnosis

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC

Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 6

Where it sits in the disease tree

Laser test could objectively measure nerve pain for first time