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Originally Posted by ElaineD
Interesting thoughts!
CMT is Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, and highly unlikely since this PN appeared when I was 67. Up until then I rode a bike, learned to ski, could roller skate, dance, take long hikes. CMT is genetic and usually appears long before the age in which mine appeared.
Thanks, ElaineD
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Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) symptoms can become evident when you are young, old, or in-between. Or symptoms might never be that evident but you can still pass it on. As of 2008 there were fifty (50) types identified so far and there is no end in sight.
So I disagree with you as I do know some CMTers where the symptoms did not show up until much later in life; myself included. They too could do everything until then. And, by far, not all CMTers have the same symptoms. Symptoms vary greatly even within the same family.
As of now, there is no cure/treatment for any type of CMT. We deal with the symptoms. There is much research being done.