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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.

Shayla Hammock, living with CMT1A

I inherited CMT1A through my family, although I was unaware of what was affecting me until I was seven years old. As a baby, I was unable to lift my head at the same time as my peers and it took me a little longer to learn to walk. In fact, it seemed like every stage...

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Living with Muscle Weakness is Not Rare to Me

Krista Allison, living with CMT4J I was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and my symptoms started to appear about 12-months-old when I began to learn to walk. Since the age of 15, I have had roughly 12 foot surgeries to correct foot abnormalities, although I...

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Changing One Family’s Legacy

As with many families, I am but one leaf in a family tree colored by CMT1A across its many limbs and branches. I have watched successive generations struggle with the disease’s progressively debilitating physical symptoms and persistent emotional toll: grandparents,...

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