Types

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

There are two basic types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease depending on the

type of damage that CMT does to the nerves.

The first and most common is the demyelinating or hypertropic form in which

the myelin sheath (covering over the nerve fibers) breaks down exposing the

nerve fiber. The demyelinating form includes, CMT Types 1, 3, and 4 and most

forms of X-Linked CMT..

The second type is the axonal or neuronal form in which the nerve fiber

itself dies, leaving the myelin sheath intact, in most cases. The axonal form

includes Types 2, 5 and 6 and also some forms of X-linked CMT.

Within these two basic types are more than 20 sub-types.

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