How to Contact Your Hometown Media
Contacting your hometown media and getting them to feature a story about someone with CMT or a CMTA event occurring in September is a great way to get CMT and…
Understanding CMT
About the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
…CMT research scientists, clinicians and experts in the field of developing pharmacological therapeutics. CMTA: Who We Are – View the Flipbook Questions: reach out to CMTA’s Info team at info@cmtausa.org…
Volunteer
…in the CMT community? Become a volunteer host for a Walk 4 CMT or Cycle 4 CMT event and help raise awareness and funds to advance research and support for…
Shelbi Ritter: “Trust your gut!”
…for Shelbi’s needs. CMT1E is a rare form of CMT, accounting for approximately one percent of people with genetically confirmed CMT. Children often show symptoms within the first two years…
Aetrex Worldwide, Inc.
…on two critical areas: the delivery of comfortable, well-designed shoe solutions to people with CMT and the creation of awareness about CMT and the CMTA to the public and the…
Community Partnership Opportunities
…CMT community. Where do you shop for your CMT-related needs? What service providers do you use for your CMT-related needs? Who would other CMT patients use? Sponsor Prospecting Start a…
New Gene Therapy, Type 1/Type 4 Research Projects Approved
…the case of CMT1A, the strategy going forward will ultimately be to silence the responsible gene that is overactive in Schwann cells. For loss-of-function CMT types including CMT1X and CMT4,…
Managing Neuropathic Pain
Does CMT cause pain? Patients with CMT often have pain. Pain can be related to nerve injury, but other causes of pain include musculoskeletal causes such as joint injury. About…
Lia O’Sullivan: “I’m ok!”
…made easier by several fortunate events: The first was finding the Bay Area CMTA Branch, then led by Elizabeth Ouellette. Along with Lia, we met many others with CMT, and…