Two CMT Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Board members make a new discovery Congratulations to our Scientific Advisory Board members Drs. Charlotte Sumner and William Motley on their recent publication identifying a new gene implicated in CMT2. Genetic...
Gene Therapy for Axonal Neuropathies By Grace Pavlath, PhD I’ve written recently about gene therapy approaches in development for CMT1A, a form of CMT that affects the myelin sheath of nerves. There is also robust research to develop gene therapies for axonal forms...
A Review of Clinical Trial Readiness for CMT BY CMT RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER DR. ALEXANDER ROSSOR Read the full paper In this issue of Brain Research, Mike Shy, Mary Reilly and I summarize the current array of outcome measures for...
Because of you, the pace of drug development for CMT accelerated! As we close the books on 2019, I am excited to share the progress the CMT Research Foundation has made this year. Because of you, these advancements were possible. We have grown considerably in the...
The majority of people with CMT have the 1A subtype which is due to duplication of the peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) gene leading to breakdown of the myelin that surrounds peripheral nerves. With time this loss of myelin causes nerve dysfunction and...
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