. 2015 Aug;86(8):873-8.

doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308826. Epub 2014 Nov 27.

CMT subtypes and disease burden in patients enrolled in the Inherited Neuropathies Consortium natural history study: a cross-sectional analysis

V Fridman¹, B Bundy², M M Reilly³, D Pareyson⁴, C Bacon⁵, J Burns⁶, J Day⁷, S Feely⁸, R S Finkel⁹, T Grider⁵, C A Kirk², D N Herrmann¹⁰, M Laurá³, J Li¹¹, T Lloyd¹², C J Sumner¹², F Muntoni¹³, G Piscosquito⁴, S Ramchandren¹⁴, R Shy⁸, C E Siskind⁷, S W Yum¹⁵, I Moroni⁴, E Pagliano⁴, S Zuchner¹⁶, S S Scherer¹⁷, M E Shy⁸; Inherited Neuropathies Consortium

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¹ Departments of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² University of South Florida Epidemiology Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
³ MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
⁴ Departments of Neurology, IRCCS Foundation, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Departments of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
⁶ Departments of Neurology, University of Sydney & Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁷ Departments of Neurology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁸ Departments of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Departments of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
⁹ Departments of Neurology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA.
¹⁰ Departments of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
¹¹ Departments of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
¹² Departments of Neurology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
¹³ Departments of Neurology, UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
¹⁴ Departments of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Departments of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
¹⁵ Departments of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Departments of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹⁶ Departments of Neurology, Center for Human Molecular Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
¹⁷ Departments of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 25430934
PMCID: PMC4516002
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308826

CMT subtypes and disease burden in patients enrolled in the Inherited Neuropathies Consortium natural history study: a cross-sectional analysis

V Fridman et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015 Aug.

. 2015 Aug;86(8):873-8.

doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308826. Epub 2014 Nov 27.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² University of South Florida Epidemiology Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
³ MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
⁴ Departments of Neurology, IRCCS Foundation, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Departments of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
⁶ Departments of Neurology, University of Sydney & Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁷ Departments of Neurology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁸ Departments of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Departments of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
⁹ Departments of Neurology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA.
¹⁰ Departments of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
¹¹ Departments of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
¹² Departments of Neurology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
¹³ Departments of Neurology, UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
¹⁴ Departments of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA Departments of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
¹⁵ Departments of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Departments of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹⁶ Departments of Neurology, Center for Human Molecular Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
¹⁷ Departments of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 25430934
PMCID: PMC4516002
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308826

Abstract

Background: The international Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC) was created with the goal of obtaining much needed natural history data for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. We analysed clinical and genetic data from patients in the INC to determine the distribution of CMT subtypes and the clinical impairment associated with them.

Methods: We analysed data from 1652 patients evaluated at 13 INC centres. The distribution of CMT subtypes and pathogenic genetic mutations were determined. The disease burden of all the mutations was assessed by the CMT Neuropathy Score (CMTNS) and CMT Examination Score (CMTES).

Results: 997 of the 1652 patients (60.4%) received a genetic diagnosis. The most common CMT subtypes were CMT1A/PMP22 duplication, CMT1X/GJB1 mutation, CMT2A/MFN2 mutation, CMT1B/MPZ mutation, and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy/PMP22 deletion. These five subtypes of CMT accounted for 89.2% of all genetically confirmed mutations. Mean CMTNS for some but not all subtypes were similar to those previously reported.

Conclusions: Our findings confirm that large numbers of patients with a representative variety of CMT subtypes have been enrolled and that the frequency of achieving a molecular diagnosis and distribution of the CMT subtypes reflects those previously reported. Measures of severity are similar, though not identical, to results from smaller series. This study confirms that it is possible to assess patients in a uniform way between international centres, which is critical for the planned natural history study and future clinical trials. These data will provide a representative baseline for longitudinal studies of CMT.

Clinical trial registration: ID number NCT01193075.

Keywords: GENETICS; NEUROGENETICS; NEUROPATHY.

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Distribution of clinically determined Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) subtypes.

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CMT subtypes and disease burden in patients enrolled in the Inherited Neuropathies Consortium natural history study: a cross-sectional analysis

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