Your legacy can help bring an end to CMT. Learn how a planned gift can make an impact for generations to come.
New Mobile App Simplifies Sign-Up for Patient Registry
…Current open studies include: 6601: Natural History Evaluation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease 6602: Genetics of CMT– Modifiers of CMT1A, New Causes of CMT2 6603: Development of CMT Peds Scale…
Chelsea Singer, Yoga Instructor
…until the age of 11, when her mother underwent foot surgery for her own CMT. Chelsea’s struggles with CMT were compounded by watching her mother succumb to a pain pill…
Accelerate Clinical Trials in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
…Scale) that explore how you think CMT1A affects you CMT Functional Outcome Measure (CMT-FOM) which assesses balance, walking, standing up from sitting in a chair, and manual dexterity We will…
Volunteer
The CMTA is currently looking for dedicated and committed individuals to step up as CMTA branch leaders. The CMTA’s branch leaders organize and run local, quarterly CMT meetings. As a…
Invitae Announces Major Expansion of Its Neurology Test Offerings
…papers published in the past year show evidence that the MORC2 gene causes CMT disease, and therefore was added to Invitae’s comprehensive CMT panel: Sevilla T, et al. Mutations in…
The Art of Letting Go
by Elizabeth Ouellette “He has what? I’ve never even heard of CMT! I don’t believe it. I won’t believe it! There must be some mistake.” These were the first thoughts…
Box of Sunshine
…of CMT Live in the United States or Canada Be preparing for surgery directly related to CMT -or- Be newly diagnosed with CMT within the past year. Please note: Only…
Translational Advances
The CMTA’s research is done in teams consisting of academic labs and clinical centers sponsored by the CMTA (STAR members), working together and with alliance partners in consortium team efforts….
Hell’s Kitchen Broadway Show
09/28/2024 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Hell’s Kitchen is a new musical created by 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys. Featuring her new original songs and iconic anthems in a story inspired by her own New York experience, this is the kind of Broadway musical of which dreams are made. Hell’s Kitchen has been nominated for thirteen Tony Awards including Best […]
What is the Nervous System?
…since CMT affects the peripheral nerves, it usually results in both motor symptoms (weakness and muscle wasting) and sensory symptoms (numbness). CMT is called a neuromuscular condition because it is…