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Targeting PMP22 in CMT1A Patients with Gene Duplication
In previous collaborative work with a group of investigators including Dr Rolf Renne from the University of Florida, Dr. Alex Murashov from East Carolina University and Dr. Lynn Hudson from the NIH-NINDS, we validated a microRNA known as miR29a as a reagent that corrected the expression level of PMP22 in rodent Schwann cells.
Grab Your Shoes and Spin CRANK Style NYC!
Dust off those spin shoes and come out to CRANK NYC (Upper East Side – 1658 Third Avenue) Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm and Spin-For-A- Cure!
September is CMT Awareness Month
CMT awareness month is an entire month dedicated to building awareness, raising funds and finding a cure. The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation (HNF) has committed to spend 30 days in September hosting local and national events, launching fundraisers, and spreading the word about the effects of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
“Fighter Mom’s” Join Forces
Lori Sames and her husband Matt formed Hannah’s Hope Fund (HHF) following their youngest daughter’s diagnosis of Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN) in 2008. GAN is the most rare, and one of the most severe, forms of Inherited Neuropathy.