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See the latest news about CMT drug development and read stories from the CMT community that highlight why we must deliver treatments and cures during our lifetime.
The CMT Research Foundation Makes Leadership Changes to Drive Next Phase of Growth; Names Peter de Silva as Board Chair
At its recent annual meeting, The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* made changes in its leadership to support the next phase of the Foundation’s growth. The Foundation...
Dr. Riann Egusquiza Joins The CMT Research Foundation as Director of Research
Riann Egusquiza (ryan egg-uh-ski-tha) PhD has joined The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led, non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for CMT* as Director of Research, a newly created position. She will report to Cleary Simpson, CMTRF’s CEO,...
Walking Manhattan to Find a Cure
From a young age, Rivka knew that there was something different about her compared to her three siblings; that difference was Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease.Meet Rivka Ligier, a CMT1B patient who is preparing to participate in this year's Great Saunter, a one-day,...
CMT Research Foundation Partners with Jenny Decker, CMT Patient Attempting to Solo-Circumnavigate Globe to Raise Awareness of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)*, has partnered with Jenny Decker, a 40-year-old nurse battling CMT, a rare neurological disease with no known cure, who last...
CMT Research Update/NMD Pharma
NMD Pharma recently published data demonstrating that their drug candidate, NMD670, improves muscle function and neuromuscular transmission deficits in both animal models and patients. Dr. William David Arnold, a member of the CMTRF Scientific Advisory Board, who was...
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...
CMT Research Foundation Partners to Advance Study of CMT1J by Dr. Stephan Zuchner
The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), has partnered with the 1J Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to finding a cure for patients with 1J, a newly identified...
Project Update: Nanite Looks to Advance Polymer-Based Encapsulation for CMT1A
CMT 1A results from the duplication of the myelin protein 22 gene (PMP22) in Schwann cells. This causes excessive production of the PMP22 protein which disrupts the myelination process of peripheral nerves and ultimately results in axonal loss and muscle wasting over...
Cisco’s Santo Caivano Joins CMT Research Foundation Board of Directors
CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a patient-led, non-profit focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, today announced that Santo Caivano, Director, Customer Engagements of Cisco’s CAP (Critical Accounts Program) Americas team,...
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
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