The findings represent a significant step forward in understanding and potentially treating these inherited neuropathies.

Discover the health challenges faced by country music legend Alan Jackson as he combats Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Learn ...

Neuropathy, simply defined, is damage to nerves that often results from either disease or trauma. It is a relatively common ...

[1] In this update, I will focus on the recent advances in the genetics of hereditary retinal diseases and optic neuropathies. The first sections will review progressive degenerative retinal ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Recently, the company announced a collaboration with the Charcot–Marie–Tooth Association, a non-profit organization serving the hereditary neuropathy patient community, to validate the role of ...

Considering taking supplements to treat leber hereditary optic neuropathy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of leber hereditary optic neuropathy.

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis is a ... Life expectancy is a median of 4.7 years after hATTR with neuropathy is diagnosed, less in hATTR patients with cardiomyopathy. Patisiran targets ...

Syndromic eye diseases are complex disorders of ophthalmologic interest in which the involvement of the eye is but one of the cardinal features of the disease. There are myriad syndromic eye ...