New developments in Charcot–Marie–Tooth neuropathy and related diseases

D Pareyson, P Saveri, C Pisciotta - Current opinion in neurology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
This is a rapidly evolving field where better understanding of pathophysiology is paving the
way to develop potentially effective treatments, part of which will soon be tested in patients …

Recent advances in the genetic neuropathies

AM Rossor, PJ Tomaselli, MM Reilly - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Advances in next-generation sequencing technology, cell biology and animal models of
CMT are paving the way for rational treatments. The combination of robust natural history …

Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults

MJ McKay, JN Baldwin, P Ferreira, M Simic, N Vanicek… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To establish reference values for isometric strength of 12 muscle groups and
flexibility of 13 joint movements in 1,000 children and adults and investigate the influence of …

AMELIE speeds Mendelian diagnosis by matching patient phenotype and genotype to primary literature

J Birgmeier, M Haeussler, CA Deisseroth… - Science Translational …, 2020 - science.org
The diagnosis of Mendelian disorders requires labor-intensive literature research. Trained
clinicians can spend hours looking for the right publication (s) supporting a single gene that …

Trials for slowly progressive neurogenetic diseases need surrogate endpoints

MM Reilly, DN Herrmann, D Pareyson… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heritable neurological disorders provide insights into disease mechanisms that permit
development of novel therapeutic approaches including antisense oligonucleotides, RNA …

Altered interplay between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2A neuropathy

N Bernard-Marissal, G van Hameren… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Mutations in the MFN2 gene encoding Mitofusin 2 lead to the development of Charcot–Marie–
Tooth type 2A (CMT2A), a dominant axonal form of peripheral neuropathy. Mitofusin 2 is …

Mitofusin 2 dysfunction and disease in mice and men

GW Dorn - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A causal relationship between Mitofusin (MFN) 2 gene mutations and the hereditary axonal
neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A) was described over 15 years …

Natural history of Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease during childhood

KMD Cornett, MP Menezes, RR Shy… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the rate of disease progression in a longitudinal natural history study
of children with Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth (CMT) disease. Methods Two hundred six (103 …

Safety and efficacy of progressive resistance exercise for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in children: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

J Burns, AD Sman, KMD Cornett… - The Lancet Child & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Exercise is potentially therapeutic for neuromuscular disorders, but a risk of
harm exists due to overwork weakness. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of …

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