Guest guest Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hi Auggie, As for CMT and ancestors, read the information in our Files about Primate research and CMT as far back as 6-7 millions years ago. (CMT has evolved along with man throughout the years - aka, genetic) Second to that, in more modern times, I met a woman in the UK who has traced her CMT back to the 1860s, based on oral histories of family members. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 My family has traced CMT back to my g-grandfather (1849-1886) who suddenly died at age 37, but cannot go back any farther. We know that at least three of his children had CMT. As common as CMT is, there don't seem to be many people in South Alabama with CMT except for relatives in the family. I always have to explain CMT to my new nurses and doctors. --Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 The 1860s is about when Charcot, et al, made history. I'm curious about much earlier. I'm going to look at the files. However, I'm just initially curious if there were widespread nerve problems prior to the 1800s. The genetic defect may be there, but may not manifest, without an outside variable. Just thinking here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I am from North Alabama and I just recently met someone that has CMT. I thought I would pass out!! My mouth literally fell open. Until this, I also only knew of relatives in the Fann family. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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