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For reasons yet unknown discount 10 mg vardenafil with amex, the severity in symptoms Types of CMT can also vary greatly discount 10mg vardenafil visa, even among members of the same family. CMT1A Although CMT has been described for many years, The most common type of CMT is called CMT1A. In most people who have CMT, the mutation that causes the condition is a duplica- The peripheral nerves tion (doubling) of the PMP22 gene. Instead of having two copies of the PMP22 gene (one on each chromosome), CMT affects the peripheral nerves, those groups of there are three copies. It is not known how this extra copy nerve cells carrying information to and from the spinal of the PMP22 gene causes the observed symptoms. A cord and decreases their ability to carry motor commands small percentage of people with CMT1A do not have a to muscles, especially those furthest from the spinal cord duplication of the PMP22 gene, but rather have a point located in the feet and hands. Therefore, people with CMT also have Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure sensory loss. This causes symptoms such as not being palsies (HNPP) able to tell if something is hot or cold or difficulties with balance. HNPP is a condition that is also caused by a muta- There are two parts of the nerve that can be affected tion in the PMP22 gene. A nerve can be likened to an electrical wire, in resulting in only one copy of the PMP22 gene instead of which the wire part is the axon of the nerve and the insu- two. People who have HNPP may have some of the signs lation surrounding it is the myelin sheath. However, they also have episodes where they myelin is to help messages travel very fast through the develop weakness and problems with sensation after nerves. CMT is usually classified depending on which compression of certain pressure points such as the elbows part of the nerve is affected. Often, these symptoms will resolve after a few with the myelin have CMT type 1 and people who have days or weeks, but sometimes they are permanent. CMT1B Specialized testing of the nerves, called nerve con- duction testing (NCV), can be performed to determine if Another type of CMT, called CMT1B, is caused by a person has CMT1 or CMT2. These tests measure the a mutation in a gene called myelin protein zero (MPZ) GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS 219 located on chromosome 1. The job of this gene is to make Inheritance the layers of myelin stick together as they are wrapped around the axon. The mutations in this gene are point Autosomal dominant inheritance mutations because they involve a change (either deletion, CMT1A and 1B, HNPP, and all of the subtypes of substitution, or insertion) at one specific component of a CMT2 have autosomal dominant inheritance. In a dominant condi- tion, only one gene of a pair needs to have a mutation in Another type of CMT, called CMTX, is usually con- order for a person to have symptoms of the condition. This chance is the same for each pregnancy and the X chromosome and is called connexin 32 (Cx32). Since males only CMT2 have one X chromosome, they only have one copy of the Cx32 gene. Thus, when a male has a mutation in his There are at least five different genes that can cause Cx32 gene, he will have CMT. Therefore, CMT2 has subtypes A, B, C, D two X chromosomes and therefore have two copies of the and E. If they have a mutation in one copy of their the location of most of the CMT2 causing genes. Cx32 genes, they will only have mild to moderate symp- However, the specific genes and the mutations have not toms of CMT that may go unnoticed. Very recently, the gene for their normal copy of the Cx32 gene produces sufficient CMT2E has been found.