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Genetics
…in a CLIA-certified lab before the information could be used for clinical purposes (such as treatment or clinical trials). Instead, get tested at a genetic testing company because they do…
Inside Innovation | Education Event & Lab Tour
04/09/2025 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Join us for a special event with CMTA-STAR Alliance Partner, Actio Biosciences on Wednesday, April 9 from 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. CMT community members are invited to spend the afternoon learning about the world-class research Actio Biosciences is doing in CMT 2C/TRPV4+, and attendees will also get to tour Actio Biosciences research […]
NJ/NYC Focus Group with Acceleron Pharma
…furthering the development of treatments, and ultimately a cure, for CMT. One of the first CMTA Patients as Partners in Research projects was a focus group coordinated in partnership with…
Seattle Focus Group with Acceleron Pharma
…the work of our Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) and showcase ways the patient community can participate in furthering the development of treatments, and ultimately a cure, for CMT. As…
The Art of Letting Go
…a cane and fend for himself. “I won’t be here forever,” she repeatedly told him. Harsh though her treatment of the young Ray Charles seemed, their story is filled with…
Parents, There is Something You Can Do: Donate to Research!
…a drug treatment. Thanks to the CMTA medical advisors, a step-by-step plan was put together that led to the ongoing, coordinated work with the NIH and the current successes to…
New Mobile App Simplifies Sign-Up for Patient Registry
…treatment, can be found at www.cmtausa.org/research/cmt-clinical-trial-registry/. Signing up for the registry gives the user access to a list of current open studies and contact information for signing up for them….
Fall_2020_CMTA_Report
…an FDA approved drug and similar compounds—could lead to an accelerated treatment for patients. CMT1A Project: The board awarded Dr. Luigi Puglielli, University of Wisconsin Madison, $89,889 to explore a…
Glenn Pfeffer_Tendon Transfer Article_2020
…Tendon Transfers for Treatment of Foot Drop in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Biomechanical Evaluation Glenn B. Pfeffer, MD1*, Max Michalski, MD1* , Trevor Nelson, BS1, Tonya W. An, MD, MA1 ,…
CMTA _2015_Annual_Report
…CMTA is aggressively fighting to find a pharmaceutical treatment, and, ultimately, a cure for all types of CMT. We currently have protocols for developing treatments for the types of CMT…