Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: Genetics, epidemiology and complications

• Main Authors: Pourhadi, Masoumeh., Ahmadinejad, Fereshteh., Maghsoudi, Reza., Jami, Mohammad-Saeid.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: WL Nervous system; Charcot; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.skums.ac.ir/638/; http://eprints.skums.ac.ir/638/1/83.pdf; http://ijer.skums.ac.ir/article_22541.html

Background and aims: Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) is the most prevalent hereditary neuropathy and its frequency is 1 in 2500. CMT is a heterogeneous disease and has different clinical symptoms. The prevalence of CMT and involved genes differ in different countries. CMT patients experience consi...