The reason I ask is that there is preliminary evidence that Vit C can help patients with this:
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/ss06/charcotmarietooth.html
and
http://www.cmt.org.uk/index.php?opti...167&Itemid=254
Quote:
Neuromuscul Disord. 2007 Mar;17(3):248-53. Epub 2007 Feb 15.Click here to read Links
Ascorbic acid inhibits PMP22 expression by reducing cAMP levels.
Kaya F, Belin S, Bourgeois P, Micaleff J, Blin O, Fontés M.
INSERM UMR491, Centre de Thérapie Génique, Génomique et de Biothérapies (CTGGB), IPHM-IFR125, Faculté de Médecine de la Timone, 27 bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth [CMT] syndrome is the most common hereditary peripheral neuropathy. CMT1A, which accounts for 50% of all CMT cases, usually results from triploidy of the PMP22 gene. Preclinical trials using an animal model show that disabled mice force-fed with high doses of ascorbic acid partially recover muscular strength after a few months of treatment, and suggest that high doses of ascorbic acid repress PMP22 expression. In this study, we demonstrated that ascorbic acid represses PMP22 gene expression by acting on intracellular cAMP levels and adenylate cyclase activity. This action is dose dependent and specific to ascorbic acid, since repression is not observed after treatment with other antioxidants. The new properties of ascorbic acid are discussed, along with the implications of these findings for CMT disease treatment.
PMID: 17303424 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Given that Vitamin C is well tolerated, you might discuss this with doctors and see if it is worth a try.
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