No, it's an inherited disorder. Mutation happen in certain chromosomes affecting the protein formation in axon. The results is a mixed motor and sensory disease with muscle weakness and neuropathy.
Yes it is
Jean- Martin- Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth all discovered this disease
It is Dominant
Yes it is
They require therapy dogs since Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease has no cure and needs physical and occupational therapy.
Symptoms of Charcot Marie Tooth disease are lack of muscle, high arches in your feet and claw toes. Other diseases should be ruled out before this is locked in as a diagnosis.
X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX) is caused by a defect in connexin 32. This protein forms connections between adjacent cells, allowing ions to flow between them.
X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX) is caused by a defect in connexin 32. This protein forms connections between adjacent cells, allowing ions to flow between them.
The most common type of CMT is called CMT1A.
no difference, just the name. Same syndrome / disease
CMT is named for the three neurologists who first described the condition in the late 1800s
It is Dominant