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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease facts for kids

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Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT), also known as Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) and peroneal muscular atrophy (PMA) — is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system characterised by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body.

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    Chromosome 17

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    Denervation atrophy of type II muscle fibers

  • Charcot Marie Tooth CMT

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