Foundation Goals

We continually keep abreast of developments within the CMT research field and try to allocate funds to those organizations which we believe are making good progress in this area. No part of the funds we have raised is allocated to administration, which is instead accomplished by unpaid volunteers who share our organization’s goals.

Ongoing research includes efforts to identify more of the mutant genes and proteins that cause the various disease subtypes, efforts to discover the mechanisms of nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy with the hope of developing interventions to stop or slow down these debilitating processes, and efforts to find therapies to reverse nerve degeneration and muscle atrophy. Research has made great strides to identify genes that, when abnormal, can cause CMT. This work has given, and continues to give, researchers a clearer picture of how CMT affects the peripheral nervous system. The genetic breakthroughs on the horizon will mean that, in the near future, parents will be able to determine whether or not their children will be affected and what the best course of action will be for treatment.