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ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2021

Mechanisms and Treatments in Demyelinating CMT.

Vera Fridman, Mario A Saporta

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Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. [Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a patient with autosomal recessive CharcotZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vera FridmanDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 E 17th Avenue, Mailstop B185, Room 5113C, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Vera.fridman@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-8549
Mario A SaportaDepartment of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Demyelinating forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) are genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous and result from highly diverse biological mechanisms including gain of function (including dominant negative effects) and loss of function. While no definitive treatment is currently available, rapid advances in defining the pathomechanisms of demyelinating CMT have led to promising pre-clinical studies, as well as emerging clinical trials. Especially promising are the recently completed pre-clinical genetic therapy studies in PMP-22, GJB1, and SH3TC2-associated neuropathies, particularly given the success of similar approaches in humans with spinal muscular atrophy and transthyretin familial polyneuropathy. This article focuses on neuropathies related to mutations in PMP-22, MPZ, and GJB1, which together comprise the most common forms of demyelinating CMT, as well as on select rarer forms for which promising treatment targets have been identified. Clinical characteristics and pathomechanisms are reviewed in detail, with emphasis on therapeutically targetable biological pathways. Also discussed are the challenges facing the CMT research community in its efforts to advance the rapidly evolving biological insights to effective clinical trials. These considerations include the limitations of currently available animal models, the need for personalized medicine approaches/allele-specific interventions for select forms of demyelinating CMT, and the increasing demand for optimal clinical outcome assessments and objective biomarkers.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseAnimalsGenetic TherapyMutationProteinsProteinsBiological mechanismsCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseClinical trialsDemyelinating neuropathyTherapeutic developmentTreatment targets

Identifiers

PMID34750751
PMCPMC8804145
OpenAlexW3214383104

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