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At the age of five, she began to exhibit gait abnormalities while walking, a condition that persisted for 4\u00a0years until muscle weakness and atrophy emerged, predominantly affecting her distal muscles symmetrically. Electromyography (EMG) initially revealed early abonormal motor conduction, and subsequent examinations indicated neurogenic damage accompanied by localized denervation potentials. Whole-exome sequencing identified compound heterozygous mutations in the <jats:italic>SIGMAR1<\/jats:italic> gene. Throughout the course of her illness, the patient exhibited slow disease progression without cognitive impairment or scoliosis development. We ultimately revised the diagnosis to distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN). This study reports the case of <jats:italic>SIGMAR1<\/jats:italic> new locus mutation leading to dHMN in China, contributing to the expansion of the dHMN genetic database. In our patient, the initial EMG findings indicated issues with neurogenic conduction, followed by a slow progression of the disease. Subsequently, EMG results revealed axonal damage and denervation potentials. These clinical features can easily lead to confusion with JALS. 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