CMTA Invests $210K in Long-Read Sequencing to Accelerate CMT Gene Discovery
…University College London, this new CMTA Strategy To Accelerate Research (CMTA-STAR) initiative will apply long-read genome sequencing to search for hidden genetic causes of CMT. As many as 50% of…
A Cure for Caroline and Other CMT Stories
…Scarlett was diagnosed with a rare form of CMT called CMT2S. About CMT2S CMT type 2S is a newly discovered form of CMT caused by defects in the same gene…
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Fall 2024 CMTA Report
CMTA Adds Science Writer Kenneth Raymond to Team
…author and a CMT advocate committed to raising CMT awareness through fact-based information rooted in the latest understanding of CMT. CMT is a progressive disease of the peripheral nerves that…
Shift Pharmaceuticals, CMTA Partner on ASO Treatment for CMT1A
…22); CMT 1B (MPZ); CMT 2A (MFN2) and CMT 1X (GJB1). It is estimated that CMT affects more than 3 million people worldwide, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity. https://www.cmtausa.org/understanding-cmt/what-is-cmt/…
Unidentified Type 2 CMT Research
Unidentified Type 2 CMT While researchers have identified more than 90 mutated genes that cause CMT, approximately 50 percent of CMT2 patients do not yet have a definitive genetic diagnosis….