Riley-day syndrome

Riley-Day syndrome is also known as familial dysautonomia and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III. Patients should speak to their doctor to find out which name he or she is using for the syndrome.

Riley-Day syndrome is mostly seen in people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. About 1 in 3,700 people in the Ashkenazi Jewish population will have Riley-Day syndrome. To find out more about how common Riley-Day syndrome is, people can talk to a specially trained healthcare provider called a genetic counselor. A genetic counselor can be found by searching the "Find a Counselor" page on the National Society of Genetic Counselors website.

Riley-Day syndrome mostly happens in people of Ashkenazi (central or eastern European) Jewish descent. It affects about 1 in 3,700 people in Ashkenazi Jewish populations. Riley-Day syndrome is rare in other populations. To find out more about how common Riley-Day syndrome is, people can talk to a specially trained healthcare provider called a genetic counselor. A genetic counselor can be found by searching the "Find a Counselor" page on the National Society of Genetic Counselors website.

Riley-Day syndrome is part of a family of conditions called hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy syndromes (HSANs). Other conditions in this family are: hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1A, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2, congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, hereditary sensory neuropathy type 5, hereditary sensory neuropathy type 6, and hereditary sensory neuropathy type 7. Riley-Day syndrome is also similar to Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome. All of those conditions cause problems in how nerves grow and work. People can talk with a genetic counseling find out more about conditions that are similar to Riley-Day syndrome. A genetic counselor can be found by searching the "Find a Counselor" page on the National Society of Genetic Counselors website.