Optimal Dosing Identified in CMT1X Research Update
By: Kelsie Timbie A CMT Research Foundation-funded project at the University of Illinois Chicago has identified optimal dosing for a potential therapeutic for CMT1X. Like other forms of CMT, cell-to-cell communication within the peripheral nervous system malfunctions...CMT2E Gene Therapy Project Successfully Completes Milestone 2
By: Kelsie Timbie, CMT Research Foundation A collaboration between Dr. Chris Lorson and Dr. Michael Garcia of the University of Missouri and funded by the CMT Research Foundation is producing promising results in an innovative new approach to treating CMT2E. CMT2E...Italian Research Group Completes CMT Research Foundation-Funded Project, Results Encourage Further Work in New Therapy for Adult and Elderly Patients with CMT1A/CMT1B
By: Kelsie Timbie, CMT Research Foundation The CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Maurizio D’Antonio’s research team at San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy has completed their CMT Research Foundation-funded project...
2022 at CMTRF
Dear Friends of CMTRF, In preparing for another busy year at CMTRF, I took some time recently to look back at the accomplishments of 2022. I am immensely proud of what our team has achieved (summarized below) and I believe it underscores how CMTRF adds significant...Muscular Dystrophy Association and CMT Research Foundation Announce Joint Research Study Grant
(New York) December 14, 2022 The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) announce joint funding for a study by Alessandra Bolino, PhD, at San Raffaele Hospital (Ospedale San Raffaele), Italy, on restoring membrane trafficking in...
Important Research News Announcements
- Charcot-Marie-tooth disease type 2A: An update on pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives March 5, 2024
- Accelerate Clinical Trials in CMT (ACTCMT) Study March 1, 2024
- Creation of a Schwann Cell Gene Regulatory Network February 29, 2024
- Activation of XBP1s attenuates disease severity in models of proteotoxic Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1B [Preprint] February 2, 2024
- The Regentime stem cell procedure, successful treatment for a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease case December 28, 2023
- Preclinical Efficacy of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Schwann Cell-like Cells Differentiated from Human Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in C22 Mice December 18, 2023
- AAV-mediated editing of PMP22 rescues Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A features in patient-derived iPS Schwann cells November 28, 2023
- Combined RNA interference and gene replacement therapy targeting MFN2 as proof of principle for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A November 25, 2023
- Mouse models of human CNTNAP1-associated congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and genetic restoration of murine neurological deficits October 19, 2023
- Intravenous Administration of an AAV9 Vector Ubiquitously Expressing C1orf194 Gene Improved CMT-Like Neuropathy in C1orf194-/- Mice October 16, 2023
