Understanding Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease in Children
This CMT awareness month, the CMTA’s Chief Research Officer, Katherine Forsey, PhD, shares her perspective as a CMT mum and how she navigated her own child’s participation in CMT research….
Genetics
…CMT, including some patients with CMT2A. It can even happen in patients with CMT1X. (2) There are rare forms of X-linked CMT, defined as CMTX5 with mutations in the PRPS1…
The Winter 2021-2022 CMTA Report
…New CMT Podcast Dance 4 CMT Raises Funds Peaks Island Walk 4 CMT Country Music Star Reveals He Has CMT New Youth Council Members A Big Hike in Tiny Chunks…
CMTA_2017_Annual_Report
…4 CMT. Hundreds of people across the country participated to raise funds to support the CMTA’s efforts to find treatments and a cure for CMT. CMTA members and CMTA branch…
Breakthrough Guide to Orthopedic Surgery for CMT
…comprehensive approach to CMT foot surgery. Dr. Glenn Pfeffer and orthopedic surgeons met to define standards for the surgical treatment of foot deformities resulting from CMT. We are incredibly proud…
CMT_Survivors_Guide
…Facebook. • Parents—Join the CMTA Parents Group on Facebook! • Youth—Join the CMTA Youth Group! • Follow us on Twitter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CMTAssociation/ https://www.facebook.com/CMTAssociation https://www.cmtausa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=187 https://www.cmtausa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=45&Itemid=171 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKq6KwbDIWk https://www.cmtausa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=42&Itemid=68 https://www.facebook.com/CMTAssociation https://www.facebook.com/groups/CMTAssociation/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/CMTAParents/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/CMTAYouth/…
2020_CMT_PFC_Pediatric_Neurology_transcript
…axonal form of CMT, CMT2, tend to progress a little bit faster than those with CMT1, but that’s just an average. There are certainly patients with CMT2 who stay about…
The Differences Between Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Muscular Dystrophy (MD): An Overview
…No, CMT is not a form of MD. Although CMT shares many symptoms with the many forms of MD, CMT is a disease of the peripheral nerves and MD is…
Preguntas Frecuentes
…Tooth. ¿Hay algún tratamiento para CMT? No hay tratamientos conocidos que detenga o disminuya la progresión del CMT, pero la CMTA está financiando investigaciones para encontrar tratamientos. La terapia física,…
CMTA Announces New Center of Excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University
The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), the world’s largest philanthropic funder of research aimed at bringing treatments to patients and improving the lives of those living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), is proud…