INC Research Study 6601

compared, a process which is particularly challenging because of the variability between different types of CMT as well as the variability within the same types of CMT. To accomplish this…

Request an Awareness Month Proclamation

…to scan and send me a copy so I can share it with the CMTA community! Thanks and I look forward to Awareness Month! Jeana Sweeney Director of Community Services…

Genetics and Inheritance

…distinct inheritance patterns that encompass all the many variations of CMT. Autosomal Dominant Inheritance The most common forms of CMT are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Autosomal means that…

Find the Right Lab for Your Genetic Testing

Carly Siskind, CGC* While genetic testing laboratories can be trusted to find variants in a gene’s coding sequence, not all laboratories do comparable interpretations. Working with a provider who has…

Family Planning For CMT – Part 1

…question comes after the kids are already grown, in which case the answer is based on the type of CMT someone has. But in other cases, this question comes before…

CMT and Other Medical Conditions

…CMT and trigeminal neuralgia is not common. There’s a study on the topic at: http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/3/494.full Is there a relationship between spasmodic dysphonia and CMT? As far as we know there…

Let’s Move!

committed to empowering people with CMT by providing up-to-date educational material. Please refer to the CMTA website (https://www.cmtausa.org/living-with-cmt/managing-cmt/exercise) for additional articles, tips, and videos on exercise prepared by other members…

CMT: Genética y Herencia

CMT: Genética y Herencia Los patrones de herencia y CMT Saber cuál de las formas de CMT que tiene es importante para que usted pueda comprender las implicaciones de transmitirles…

Volunteer Spotlight: Amy Keller

…of the change. You, too, can bring awareness to your community and pave the path to a cure for CMT! Learn more about starting your very own fundraiser at www.cmtausa.org/ways-to-give/justownit/….