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January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

MRI-based Technique Enables Early Diagnosis of Sciatic Nerve Damage in CMT1 Patients, Study Reports

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A technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) enables diagnosis of sciatic nerve damage in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT1). The study, “Diffusion tensor imaging of the sciatic ... Read more

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Boy with Dropped Head Syndrome Broadens Spectrum of CMT4C Symptoms, Case Study Reports

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An atypical case of an 11-year old boy diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C (CMT4C) associated with dropped head syndrome, a medical condition caused by severe spine deformities coupled with ... Read more

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019

Provocative Film Explores Love and Sexuality Among the Disabled

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Dozens of films have focused on those with diseases or disabilities — and there’s no shortage of Hollywood productions about love and sex. But only a handful have ever ... Read more

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Reduced Physical Activity Has Negative Effect on Children with CMT, Study Suggests

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Lack of physical activity among children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease has a long-term negative effect on their physical function. The study with that finding, available in the ... Read more

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

CMT2S Patients May Benefit from Respiratory Surveillance, Case Report Shows

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Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 2S may benefit from lifelong respiratory surveillance, a case report suggests. The study, “Charcot Marie Tooth disease type 2S with late onset diaphragmatic ... Read more

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019

Sarepta, Aldevron Partnering to Develop Gene Therapies for CMT, Other Rare Diseases

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Aldevron has signed a long-term agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics to provide the gene-transfer vehicles used in Sarepta’s gene therapies that are being tested in ongoing and future clinical trials, as well as ... Read more

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

Rising Healthcare Costs Strain EU Budgets Even as New Therapies Flourish

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Cash-strapped governments across the 28-member European Union are struggling to control runaway healthcare expenditures — at exactly the same time as the promise of new but expensive therapies to ... Read more

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018

Combination of Surgical Techniques Allows Correction of Cavovarus Foot in CMT Patients, Study Reports

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French researchers described a combination of surgical techniques that allows the correction of foot deformities associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). The study, “Long term results of the revisited Meary closing ... Read more

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

Researchers Develop, Validate New Scale to Assess CMT Severity in Very Young Children

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Researchers have developed a new scale to assess disease severity in infants with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). The final version of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Infant Scale (CMTInfS) is easy to use and very ... Read more

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018

FDA Grants Experimental Therapy ACE-083 Fast Track Status for CMT

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Investigational therapy ACE-083 was granted fast track designation for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) by the United States Food and Drug Administration, Acceleron Pharma recently announced. ACE-083 can prevent muscle shrinkage ... Read more

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