Vanderbilt’s Charles Sanders Successfully Finds Molecules That Alter PMP22 Production or Cell Surface Trafficking; In Next Phase Will Test if They Can Improve CMT-like Problems in Schwann Cells

Vanderbilt’s Charles Sanders Successfully Finds Molecules That Alter PMP22 Production or Cell Surface Trafficking; In Next Phase Will Test if They Can Improve CMT-like Problems in Schwann Cells

CMT1A is caused by a gene-copying event that results in the overproduction of the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) in Schwann cells. The excess PMP22 protein fails to traffic normally to the cell surface and instead collects inside the cells as clumps of proteins...