Nearly every instance of CMT is caused by the mutation of a single gene and most genetic causes of CMT have been identified. The era of genetic medicine has already begun. The FDA first approved genetic medicines in 2016/2017. This set the foundation for a precision...
The CMT Research Foundation is proud to announce our latest project, a partnership between AcuraStem, a patient-based drug discovery platform company, and Dr. Alessandra Bolino, a renowned expert in CMT and the head of the Human Inherited Neuropathies Unit at the...
By Keith Fargo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, CMT Research Foundation Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, or CMT, is a disease in which the peripheral nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body, like our hands and feet, don’t work...
In this first episode of the CMT Research Foundation’s new video series that asks and answers the toughest questions about CMT treatments, leading research experts will have you on the edge of your seat as they share when patients can expect treatments for CMT and how they can participate in accelerating progress.
During the past several decades, researchers have discovered more than 100 genetic mutations that cause CMT. In the same time frame, scientists have developed tests that can look at parts of someone’s genetic makeup and identify changes that could cause certain...
CMT is a genetic disorder, meaning it’s caused by a change, or mutation, in your genes. If you have CMT, you might be wondering how you got it. It’s likely that other people in your family have it, too — though this isn’t always the case. To understand how and why,...
A recent study by Georgios Koutis et al at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens recently published a paper in The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry suggesting emerging evidence of a connection between CMTX1 and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)....