2020
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Maybe it will work on CMT..?
It seems the new hope for VM202 as a CMT1A treatment is perhaps Helixmith’s latest attempt to find a market for an experimental product that has not panned out as hoped.
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CMT Blogs of Note
A refreshed directory of independent CMT, neuromuscular, chronic-pain, and disability-justice blogs and newsletters, checked October 2026.
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New Study of Genetic Causes of CMT Needs Participants
The Rare Diseases Network is looking for participants in a new study looking for unknown causes of the most common types of CMT.
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A New Genetic Cause of a Previously Unknown Subtype of CMT2
Published in Nature Genetics last month, the INC group’s findings are a big deal, and there is a really cool story from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine about how the research team came together.
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CMT Research and Support Organizations in Canada that are Actually Canadian
The CMT group most Canadians find online is the US-based CMTA. Here are CMT research and support organizations and resources that are actually Canadian.
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CMT and COVID-19
The Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC) is asking for CMTers with a COVID diagnosis to take an anonymous questionnaire.
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CMT, COVID-19, and Respiratory Health
A few weekends ago, I listened to the HNF webinar on COVID-19 and CMT with Dr. John Bach of Rutgers University Medical School, a leader in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation, particularly for people with neuromuscular diseases. You can watch it and get a bunch of other materials now — for free — thanks to…
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SIIT and CMT
By far the best thing to do to build mitochondria from an exercise perspective is something called Sub-maximal Intensity Interval Training (SIIT).
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Never Get Sick!
Here’s my list of immune boosters and ear-nose-throat (ENT) soothers and cleansers — good in every flu and cold season for prevention and healing.
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Nerve Tests Don’t Predict Quality of Life in CMT1A
In a study of adults with CMT1A, severe nerve-test results didn’t match up with quality of life, independence, or hand function. Nerve conduction tests say little about how you’re actually living with CMT.
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Genetic Cause of CMT2 Discovered?
A 2020 study linked JAG1 mutations to axonal CMT2 in two families. Updated in 2026: JAG1-related CMT now has its own OMIM entry, CMT2HH.
