The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) has invested in a project at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences for potential new treatments for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A). The project will be conducted by Charles Sanders, PhD, a biochemistry and medicine professor and vice dean at Vanderbilt. Sanders’…
Oryzon Genomics has chosen ORY-4001, a selective histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitor, for clinical development as a potential treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and other neurological conditions. HDAC6 enzyme inhibitors have shown promise for CMT, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurological diseases, Oryzon states. ORY-4001 will now…
A measure of the distribution of demyelination — myelin loss — may improve the diagnosis of demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and better distinguish it from a related rare disease, a study in Japan found. Specifically, the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) duration ratio was significantly lower in people with CMT…
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation (CMTRF) have awarded a joint research grant that will examine cellular changes in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease with aberrant myelin. The research team led by Alessandra Bolino, Ph.D., at San Raffaele Hospital, Italy received a $263,450 grant for…
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