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CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) Fact Wednesdays

Avaboo October 10th, 2018

cmt affects 1 in 2,500 people in the US and Worldwide 2.6 million people.

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AffyAvo October 11th, 2018

@Avaboo I moved your post to an information area.

Are you planning on sharing a fact each week? If so I look forward to seeing more facts!

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Avaboo OP October 11th, 2018

@AffyAvoyes every wednesday!!

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Avaboo OP October 17th, 2018

Hey guysss its Wednesday !! You know what that means ! Another cmt fact!! Did you know cmt is NOT curable but there are treatments that can help !

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MonBon October 17th, 2018

@Avaboo

Woohoo fact Wednesday!

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Avaboo OP October 25th, 2018

Did you know cmt is a nerve disease? Cmt usually appears in early adulthood.

I am so sorry I didn

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MonBon October 25th, 2018

@Avaboo

Late facts are better than no facts ^^

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Avaboo OP October 31st, 2018

Hey guys!! Guess what day it is !! Cmt fact Wednesday this weeks fact iss did you know people with cmt have a high arch in their feet?

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MonBon November 1st, 2018

@Avaboo

Ooh! Do you happen to know why that is? I wouldn't necessarily pair feet with teeth :O

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MonBon November 1st, 2018

@MonBon

Lol, just looked up a picture and realized how ignorant I am! Thank you for this series to help educate people like me <3

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Avaboo OP November 1st, 2018

@MonBon lol it ok alot of people hear the name and assume it to do with your teeth and its not its to do with alot most of your body honestly

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Avaboo OP November 7th, 2018

Hey guys!!! Todays Wednesday fact isss did you know everyone with cmt doesn

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MonBon November 8th, 2018

@Avaboo

Thanks for the fact ^^

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Avaboo OP November 14th, 2018

Hey guys! Its Wednesday!!! I got asked to answer why cmt is called cmt! The reason is it is named after the three doctors who first discovered it. Cmt was discovered in 1886.

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MonBon November 14th, 2018

@Avaboo

So it's not because of teeth :O :O

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Avaboo OP November 15th, 2018

@MonBon aha no it basically has to do with youre body and nerves cmt actually includes nerves damage like breakages ! Most people see the name and think oh so ur teeth aha

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Avaboo OP November 29th, 2018

Hey sorry I havent been posting!! Butt i ammm today andd todays fact is did you know cmt is a hereditary disorder that can damage nerves in the arms and legs?

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MonBon November 29th, 2018

@Avaboo

I didn't! Is it okay if I ask if other people in your family have CMT?

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Avaboo OP November 29th, 2018

@MonBon the weird thing is no and my friend i met with cmt has the same thing noone in our family does its kinda confusing

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MonBon November 30th, 2018

@Avaboo

surprise

AffyAvo December 3rd, 2018

@Avaboo I looked up the genetics of it and it looks like it has pretty complex inhertance patterns - a bunch of different types depending on the specific mutation.

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MonBon December 4th, 2018

@AffyAvo

The plot thickens!

Avaboo OP December 4th, 2018

@AffyAvo ya its really complicated

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Avaboo OP December 7th, 2018

Hey guys!! Sorry i keep doing the facts late!! But todays fact is did you know people with fmt may loose feeling in their hands and feet?

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MonBon December 7th, 2018

@Avaboo

I imagine that is due to the nerve damage in the arms and legs?

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Avaboo OP December 7th, 2018

@MonBon yess

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MonBon December 7th, 2018

@Avaboo

Seee I'm learning and paying attention

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Avaboo OP December 7th, 2018

@MonBon im glad i can helppp inform people!

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Avaboo OP December 17th, 2018

ahh hey guys sorry im late again !!!

buttt i have anotherr fact for you guyssss!

did you know cmt can also be called PMA (perneal muscular atrophy).

I did not knoww ahaha!

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AffyAvo December 17th, 2018

@Avaboo That name makes it a bit more clear I think!

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MonBon December 17th, 2018

@AffyAvo @avaboo

I agree! I can more easily grasp what it's describing now

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Avaboo OP December 17th, 2018

@MonBon I literally didn

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Avaboo OP January 14th, 2019

Hey guys sorries i havent posted i was trying to find some facts I thought were good!

and i found one !!!

Is nerve damage from cmt permanent? Yes the nerve damage is permanent

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MonBon January 14th, 2019

@Avaboo

Aww that's so sad :(

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Avaboo OP January 14th, 2019

@MonBon it definitely is 😕

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