Foot and Hand Care
…the feet is necessary by those with CMT or by a trusted guardian. Foot Structure Changes and CMT Structural changes in the feet and ankles typically occur with CMT. As…
CMTA Compass
Welcome to COMPASS – CMTA’s Young Adult Program! Are you a young adult over the age of 19 living with CMT? Welcome to COMPASS – CMTA’s Young Adult Program! COMPASS…
Toxic Medications List For Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
…Information about General Medications & CMT 2023 Update to the CMTA’s Neurotoxic Medication Advisory The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) recognizes the CMT community’s desire to have access to information on possible…
Medication Study
…a condition unrelated to CMT. NeuroMeds : download full text. Weimer and Podwall conducted an extensive literature search and found that 22 of 26 reports of neurotoxicity in CMT patients…
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CMTA Adds Drug Development Expert Martine Garnier to STAR Advisory Board
…CMT patients.” CMT is a progressive disorder of the peripheral nerves that causes people to lose the normal use of their feet and legs. Symptoms include foot deformity (very high…
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…challenges, it also reveals incredible strength, resilience, and hope. At CMTA, we are committed to empowering the entire CMT community to live their fullest lives while advancing research that will…
Exploring New Therapeutic Pathways for CMT1B: UPR Activation
…improve the symptoms of CMT1B. Dr. D’Antonio and his colleagues tested various compounds in CMT1B models to determine whether these could effectively activate the UPR pathways. The initial results are…
Therapeutic Inactivation of CMT2 Disease Alleles with CRISPR
…cause CMT2A and CMT2E (MFN2 and NEFL). To develop their gene editing technology, they used induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from CMT patients often referred to as “disease in a dish”…