A form of demyelinating hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) with autosomal recessive inheritance. HMSNs are a group of inherited progressive neuropathies with markedly decreased nerve conduction velocity and chronic segmental demyelination in the peripheral nerve. The disease or phenotype is Experimental Factor Ontology identifier EFO_0700032 (autosomal recessive hereditary demyelinating motor and sensory neuropathy). Also known as: AR demyelinating HMSN.