What are neuromuscular junctions and how do they play a role in the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)? According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, researchers discovered that structural neuromuscular junction changes caused…
Medical professionals have known for a long time that peripheral nerve cell damage plays a major role in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. A recent study published in Human Molecular Genetics has suggested that…
If you have a rare condition and are also looking to start a family, you might question: how will my condition impact my pregnancy? Will I be able to have…
Patient input is extremely important when evaluating treatments for rare diseases; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is no exception. In order to understand the impact of different CMT therapies, researchers from the…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent cell-based study has revealed that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1C and type 4J share a common pathway malfunction. This is despite the…
According to a story in Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, the CMT&Me study has launched a competition in Europe with the purpose of raising awareness and money for CMT and related disorders. Any…
This week Hallmark Movies and Mysteries premiered The Christmas Bow, which features Joy Perry, a woman with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, playing a woman with CMT. And while CMT has been known…
According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, biotechnology company AcuraStem recently identified 37 potentially therapeutic compounds that could be used to treat patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A). Currently, CMT2A is the…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, patients living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease have reported in a recent survey that their symptoms of pain and decline in mobility increased during the…
Medical professionals are looking towards patient-reported outcomes more and more as a source for research. In fact, a study titled "Patient reported impact of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: protocol for a real…
According to a new study, researchers believe that lower limb functional surgery improves walking ability and quality of life (QOL) in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). This option provides a…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, CMT UK, a United Kingdom-based nonprofit focused on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, has released a series of seven exercise videos tailored to patients as part…
A recent study in Frontiers in Neurology published findings on brain changes in patients with Charcot Marie Tooth disease Type 1A, a rare neurological disease that affects the muscles. The researchers have…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a neurological disorder with a number of subtypes. Because of this, no treatment is universally successful within all affected individuals. In order to get patients the…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, the drug company DTx Pharma has recently obtained critical funding that will go towards the development of new RNA-based treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease…
Researchers have just uncovered 30 new genes that may cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT). These genes were uncovered using computer analyses of biological data, a process called bioinformatics. This study was published…
Researchers have recently conducted a study using mouse models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, titled "CMTM6 Expressed on the Adaxonal Scwann Cells Surface Restricts Axonal Diameters in Peripheral Nerves." It was…
As published in a press release by the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation, a project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at the University of Rochester, the University of Pennsylvania, and…
According to an article from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a study was conducted that discovered three new mutations on the GJB1 gene that result in X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX1). The study, which…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, an experimental HDAC6 inhibitor called CKD-504 appeared to restore myelination in mouse and cell models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A in a recent…
Researchers have known, for a while, that a variety of gene mutations contribute to different subtypes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The specific condition is dependent on which gene is mutated. But…
September is recognized as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) Awareness Month. Although this illness is one of the most widespread inherited genetic disorders, there is still a significant need to spread awareness…
According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) have an extra PMP22 gene. However, new research shows that this excess gene causes a toxic accumulation of protein within cells.…
This month is Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Awareness Month. Due to COVID-19, there cannot be any of the typical events, but that doesn't mean there's nothing you can do. From a virtual…
The CMT Research Foundation has announced that September will be Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease Action Month. The switch from awareness to action illustrates just how much CMT patients and their families…
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