CMT Heredity/Genetics

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I was " diagnosed " with CMT at approximately 13 years old (I am now

31). Several doctors have questioned whether or not I have CMT or

simply symptoms that appear to be CMT. The reason that this is

questionable is because I cannot seem to find any members of my

family who have similar medical problems. Doctors have asked me if I

know of any family members with similar issues or if I have any

French ancestry. To my knowledge, there is none of either. However,

my feet and toes (and hands to some extent) appear to be a typical

CMT case.

To get to my point, my wife and I are considering having a child and

I am needing to assess the possibility of passing on my problems to a

child. This is a major concern to me, so in order to help figure

things out I am wondering if there is a blood test or some sort of

other test that will confirm/deny the existence and/or probability of

passing on genetic CMT traits. Can anyone help me with this?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob

[Guest guest]

Rob,

Drs. have " questioned " my initial diagnosis since I was a kid, because

of no family history. On one of the Neurocast sessions, I recently

learned that in 20% of CMT there is no family history.

There is a CMT blood test avaialble, take this link

http://www.athenadiagnostics.com it is a simple blood test, although

expensive. There is also a pre-natal test for Type 1 only and in some

countries (other than the U.S.) there is PID available, also expensive.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

When we found out about my husband and my eldest daughter having CMT my youngest

was an infant and I was told that each offspring has a 50/50 chance of getting

it. The Dr said that you just never know. My youngest is now 3 and we haven't

had her tested. We couldn't take any more news at the time we were getting the

other diagnoses. BUT, she shows no signs of CMT. She walked early and runs,

jumps and plays much more than Tia ever did. Tia didn't walk until she was

almost 2. I am not sure if this helps and this is just what I was told. We are

going to have blood work done on Ciera soon, but we just couldn't take it all at

once.

----- Original Message -----

From: Rob <north_texas_guy@...>

Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 2:55 PM

Subject: CMT Heredity/Genetics

Hello all,

I was " diagnosed " with CMT at approximately 13 years old (I am now

31). Several doctors have questioned whether or not I have CMT or

simply symptoms that appear to be CMT. The reason that this is

questionable is because I cannot seem to find any members of my

family who have similar medical problems. Doctors have asked me if I

know of any family members with similar issues or if I have any

French ancestry. To my knowledge, there is none of either. However,

my feet and toes (and hands to some extent) appear to be a typical

CMT case.

To get to my point, my wife and I are considering having a child and

I am needing to assess the possibility of passing on my problems to a

child. This is a major concern to me, so in order to help figure

things out I am wondering if there is a blood test or some sort of

other test that will confirm/deny the existence and/or probability of

passing on genetic CMT traits. Can anyone help me with this?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob

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[Guest guest]

Rob,

Is there any history on your wife's side of the family? I heard

somewhere long ago that it is usually on the mother's side of the

family that it may effect your children.

Rob, I am not sure on this but someone else may know more than me.

Vncky