What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B?

What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B?

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: CMT is an inherited neurological disease characterized by the gradual degeneration of nerves which starts in the hands and feet and results in progressive numbness, muscle weakness and loss of function. Type 1B is inherited as an autosomal dominant pattern and involves a defect in the MPZ gene on chromosome 1. The severity of the condition is variable depending on the age of onset with severe infantile cases resulting in the inability to walk at an early age.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B, or a subtype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: Introduction

Types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B:

Broader types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B:

• Neuromuscular conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Sensory conditions
• Limb conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Neuropathies
• more types...»

What causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B?

Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: see causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B

What are the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B?

Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: see symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B

Onset of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: 1st decade

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B.
Treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: see treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B
Research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B: see research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B

Name and Aliases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B

Main name of condition: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Type 1B

CMT1B, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy 1B, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, Type 1B, HMSN 1B, Peroneal muscular atrophy

CMT 1B, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, Type 1B, HMSN 1B, Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy 1B, Peroneal muscular atrophy
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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