I have distal hereditary motor neuropathy, type V. What are the chances my children will have it?
An individual with distal hereditary motor neuropathy, type V (DHMN5) has a 50% chance of passing on the mutation that causes his or her condition to any child. There is also a 50% chance that they will not pass on the mutation and their child will then not have DHMN5. However, some people who have the gene mutation in BSCL2 or GARS that causes DHMN5 never develop the condition. This can make it difficult to see a pattern of the condition running in a family. Additionally, understanding the inheritance pattern can be complicated as some people with some of the same mutations in the BSCL2 or GARS gene can have a diagnosis of DMHN5, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2, or Silver syndrome.
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