What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2?

What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2?

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: A rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities in the axon of the peripheral nerve cells instead of the myelin sheath coating of the nerves. The condition manifests as muscle weakness and wasting that usually starts in the legs and spreads to the hands and other parts of the body. The severity, age of onset and rate of progression of the condition varies depending on the genetic origin of the defect.

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2 as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: Introduction

Types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2:

Broader types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2:

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

How serious is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2?

Complications of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see complications of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

What causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2?

Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

What are the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2?

Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

Complications of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see complications of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2.
Treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2
Research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2: see research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

Name and Aliases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

Main name of condition: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, type 2

AR-CMT, CMT2, Hereditary sensory-motor neuropathy type 2, HSMN type 2, Peroneal muscular atrophy type 2, Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 2, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (neuronal form)

HSMN type 2, Hereditary sensory-motor neuropathy type 2, Peroneal muscular atrophy type 2, Hereditary sensorimotor neuropathy type 2, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (neuronal form) Source - Diseases Database

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