20 Most Popular CMT Stories & Resources from 2020
Consider this: A recent article from Hosting Tribunal reported that there are nearly 2 billion websites on the Internet with 4.2 billion pages of content. Blogs hosted on WordPress alone generate more than 4.4 million blog posts per day, while news outlets like the...After 10 Surgeries in 10 Years to Address Deformities from CMT, This Young Woman is Fighting Back
By: Chelsea Layton, Living with CMT1A When you think of living life in your early 30s, what comes to mind? Pursuing a career you’re passionate about? Traveling the world? Training for a half marathon? Starting a family? At age 31, I want to experience all of...
Hope Alone Won’t Save My Hands, But a Treatment Will
By: Joe Hogan, Living with CMT1A I heard a loud pop. Then came the sudden swelling. All I’d been doing was walking down the sidewalk when my left leg snapped. At first, I thought it was just sprained. I kept limping on it for two weeks until a doctor confirmed it was...A Family’s Fight to Change Their Daughter’s Future
By: Flôr and Diogo Ferreira Leonor is a special girl who loves to dance and sing. She has an outstanding memory and enjoys spending time with her family. But there’s one thing this 8-year-old doesn’t share with her twin sister, older brother or any of her friends....CMT Patients & Families Need More Than Awareness
By: Susan Ruediger, CEO, CMT Research Foundation As the fifth generation in my family to have CMT, the words Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease are as familiar to me as my own name. The harsh realities of its impact on my body are always with me, becoming increasingly...
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