Rare Community Profiles: DTx Pharma is Developing Innovative RNA Therapeutics for CMT1A
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Rare Community Profiles: DTx Pharma is Developing Innovative RNA Therapeutics for CMT1A

Rare Community Profiles     Rare Community Profiles is a new Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Theophylline Boosts Myelin Production in CMT1A Mice
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Theophylline Boosts Myelin Production in CMT1A Mice

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent study using a mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A produced some interesting results. The researchers found that administration of theophylline…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: RNA Treatment Shows Promise in Mouse Models
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: RNA Treatment Shows Promise in Mouse Models

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent study has demonstrated the potential impacts of an RNA-based therapy as a treatment for type 1A Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The treatment was…

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Study Suggests Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Causes Structural Reorganization in the Brain
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Study Suggests Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Causes Structural Reorganization in the Brain

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…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: This Company Just Got Critical Funding to Develop a Treatment
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: This Company Just Got Critical Funding to Develop a Treatment

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…

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Experimental Compound Shows Benefit in Mouse Model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A
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Experimental Compound Shows Benefit in Mouse Model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A

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…

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Study Shows How Extra PMP22 Gene in Patients with CMT1A May Cause Cellular Toxicity
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Study Shows How Extra PMP22 Gene in Patients with CMT1A May Cause Cellular Toxicity

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.…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: Experimental Three Part Therapy Shows Potential
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: Experimental Three Part Therapy Shows Potential

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent study suggests that the three components of the investigational therapy PXT3003 work in synergy to improve the condition of patients with…

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New Study Finds Potential RNA Treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1 A
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New Study Finds Potential RNA Treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1 A

CMT1A Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) has a few different subtypes. 60% of all patients diagnosed with type 1 of the rare disease have CMT1A. This subtype means patients have an duplicate copy…

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New Marker Found to Track Disease Progression in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1a

A study conducted by researchers from Aix-Marseille University in France has revealed a new way to track disease progression of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1a (CMT1a)- changes to the nerves within the thigh.…

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An Investigative Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A has Shown Lasting Results
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An Investigative Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A has Shown Lasting Results

Phase 3 Trial A Phase 3 trial run by Pharnext examining the safety and the efficacy of an investigative therapy called PXT3003 began in December of 2015. It enrolled 323…

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