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Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases

Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy
Demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is mainly characterized by the presence of myelin outfoldings on nerve biopsies.

Classification

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT1s)

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 (CMT2s)

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 3 (CMT3s)

- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4 (CMT4s)

  • CMT4A Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4A (GDAP1 mutations)
  • CMT4B1 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 4B1 (MIM.601382) : mutations in the MTMR2 gene (MIM.603557), coding for myotubularin-related protein-2
  • CMT4B2
  • CMT4C Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 4C (mutations in the CMT4C gene)
  • CMT4D

- X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases (CMTXs)

- other variants

References

- Young P, Suter U. The causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2003 Dec;60(12):2547-60. PMID: 14685682

- Tanaka Y, Hirokawa N. Mouse models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Trends Genet. 2002 Dec;18(12):S39-44. PMID: 12446157