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CMTRF Inks Milestone-Driven Partnership with AcuraStem to Repurpose Established Drugs for the Treatment of CMT
Focus will be on expansion of AcuraStem’s patient-based discovery platform, iNeuroRx™, to leverage patient neurons and advanced informatics technology to identify promising drugs ATLANTA (December 20, 2018) The newly launched CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), a...
Is there a connection between CMT1X and Multiple Sclerosis?
A recent study by Georgios Koutis et al at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens recently published a paper in The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry suggesting emerging evidence of a connection between CMTX1 and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)....
CMT Research Foundation Adds Dr. Charles Abrams and Jeff Ellman To The Team
CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, added Jeff Ellman to its Board of Directors and Charles Abrams MD, Ph.D, to its Scientific Advisory Board. CMT is a progressive genetic nerve disease...
Two papers were recently published regarding CMT1B and Axonal Neuregulin 1 Type III (Nrg1TIII), a protein which builds myelin (the insulation) on the nerves.
In summary, there is a molecule which blocks the Nrg1TIII in CMT1B, causing the demyelination of the nerves. Both papers found that if the strength or amount of Nrg1TIII can be controlled, the nerves affected by CMT may be restored. When more of the protein is added...
Why FDA acceptance of gene therapy in SMA matters to CMT
Novartis's announcement about FDA filing acceptance could translate to CMT On Monday, Novartis, the parent company of AveXis, announced that a license application for their gene therapy approach to treat Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA) was accepted by the FDA. This is a...
Fontan Surgery for Heart Defects May Not Be Advisable for CMT1A Patients, Case Study Finds
Charcot-Marie-Tooth News reports the findings of a study where patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) who undergo Fontan surgery to correct a heart defect in childhood may later develop difficulties with the diaphragm — the muscle that allows us to breath —...
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CMTRF Receives $1 Million Research Grant from Grandview Steers Foundation The pace of research for CMT just got faster. Atlanta (November 8, 2018) The newly launched CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF), the only 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization focused solely on...
Key CMT Researchers added to Scientific Advisory Board
Gene Therapy, Adult Stem Cell and Clinical Experts are added to the CMT Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board
Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) Experts Launch National Nonprofit to Fund Only Treatments and Cures
CMT Research Foundation to speed dollars to most promising research Atlanta (September 19, 2018) Two experts in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), who also have the condition, today launched the CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) as the only 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization...
Important Research News Announcements
- Genomic Studies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease July 31, 2024
- 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
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