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Grand Magnate
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,436
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Grand Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,436
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Hi,
It is different that you say you have a day that is symptom free. That does not happen. Are the toes on your left foot still numb when you have a day that is "symptom free"? You say you were diagnosed with CMT1A thru DNA blood testing.
The opposite of CMT1A is Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP). Here is a site for that if you would like to read it. HNPP is also inherited. It is a deletion rather than a duplication on the same chromosome as CMT1A. Click on:
http://www.hnpp.org/index.htm
You say that your grandparents lived in Italy. Is that your maternal side or paternal side? If one of the grandparents had CMT then your mother, if it's her parent, or your father, if it's his parent, would be where you inherited it from. It would have come on down thru the family. And yes, CMT is inherited.
You do have many symptoms to deal with. Please know that I am not doubting your diagnosis. A "Symptom free" day raises questions. CMT is a complicated syndrome. Thank you for your post.
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Kitt
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