Inherited peripheral neuropathies （or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, CMT） are a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, which are currently untreatable. They are the most common inherited neur...Inherited peripheral neuropathies （or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, CMT） are a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, which are currently untreatable. They are the most common inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting around 1 in every 2,500 people （over 120,000 people in the US）. Based on clinical neurophysiological and histopathological features, inherited neuropathies can be divided into two major forms： demyelinating （type 1） and axonal （type 2） CMT （Saporta, 2014）.展开更多
文摘Inherited peripheral neuropathies （or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, CMT） are a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, which are currently untreatable. They are the most common inherited neuromuscular disorder, affecting around 1 in every 2,500 people （over 120,000 people in the US）. Based on clinical neurophysiological and histopathological features, inherited neuropathies can be divided into two major forms： demyelinating （type 1） and axonal （type 2） CMT （Saporta, 2014）.
