Types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder: Types list

The list of types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder mentioned in various sources includes:

• CMT1A - autosomal dominant
• Autosomal recessive CMT
• Sex-linked CMT

Types discussion:

CMT is a disorder of genetic heterogeneity, in which mutations in different genes can produce the same clinical symptoms. In CMT, there are not only different genes but different patterns of inheritance. The most common type, CMT1A, is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. This means that if one parent has CMT there is a 50 percent chance of passing the disease on to each child. Other types are autosomal recessive or sex-linked CMT. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder Information Page: NINDS)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder: Related Disease Topics

More general medical disease topics related to Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder include:

• Peripheral neuropathy
• Genetic Disease
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Sensory conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Neuropathies

Research More About Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder

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• Complications: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder
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• Treatments: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder

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