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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors who first identified it. In the United States, CMT affects about 1 in 2,500 people.

CMT affects your . Peripheral nerves carry movement and sensation signals between the brain and spinal cord and the rest of the body. Symptoms usually start around the teen years. Foot problems such as high arches or hammertoes can be early symptoms. As CMT progresses, your lower legs may weaken. Later, your hands may also become weak.

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  1. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors who ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/charcotmarietoothdisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease encompasses a group of disorders called hereditary sensory and motor neuropathies that damage the peripheral nerves. ... of muscles in the feet, legs, and hands.Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease usually becomes apparent in adolescence or early adulthood, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/charcot-marie-tooth-disease - Genetics
  3. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/Start Here ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes of ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/charcot-marie-tooth-disease - External Health Links
  4. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of disorders passed down through families that affect the nerves outside the brain ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease slowly gets worse. Some parts of the body may become numb, and pain can range from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000727.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Learning about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss ...
    https://www.genome.gov/Genetic-Disorders/Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Disease - External Health Links
  6. Signs and Symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/Symptoms
    https://www.mda.org/disease/charcot-marie-tooth/signs-and-symptoms - External Health Links
  7. Causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/Genetics
    https://www.mda.org/disease/charcot-marie-tooth/causes-inheritance - External Health Links
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/Clinical Trials ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...oth+Disease"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  9. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - PDF  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/Start Here ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
    https://www.mda.org/.../files/2021/07/CMT_factSheet_Jun2021.pdf - External Health Links
  10. MFN2 gene 
    ... MFN2 gene mutations that cause a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease known as type 2A. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease damages the peripheral nerves, which can result in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mfn2 - Genetics
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