Posters with odd numbers will be presented in this session.

Basic sciences and the many faces of CMT

  • P1: Paola Saveri (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy) 
    CMT1E Under the Reflex Hammer and the Microscope: A Clinical and Biological Analysis (abstract in pdf, 224 kb)
  • P3: Karen Libberecht (Hasselt University, Belgium)
    Lysosomal dysbalance and cargo release by Schwann cells in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (abstract in pdf, 225 kb)
  • P5: Alexandra Ekshteyn (VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Belgium)
    HINT1 deficiency impairs actin cytoskeleton and calcium signaling (abstract in pdf, 511 kb)
  • P7: Alessandro Bertini (UCL, Italy)
    CGG repeat expansions in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: insights from the 100 000 Genomes Project (abstract in pdf, 229 kb)
  • P9: Amelie Blum (University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany)
    Motor neuropathy gene FAM169A interacts with other neuropathy-causing genes at the nuclear envelope (abstract in pdf, 216 kb)
  • P11: Melanie Van Brussel (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
    Unraveling the macrophage – Schwann cell crosstalk in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (abstract in pdf, 222 kb)
  • P13: Michael Sereda (Max Planck Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany)
    Schmidt-Lanterman Incisure number supports Schwann cell function in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A (CMT1A) (abstract in pdf, 219 kb)


​​Methods: diagnostics/genetics of CMT neuropathies

  • P15 : Danique Beijer (Uniklinik RWTH Aachen , Germany)
    Novel heterozygous NARS1 variant in a family with axonal peripheral neuropathy (abstract in pdf, 223 kb)
  • P17 : Arman Cakar (Istanbul University, Turkey)
    Genetic distribution of inherited peripheral neuropathies in Türkiye (abstract in pdf, 227 kb)

Therapeutic approaches on CMT neuropathies

  • P19 : Alexia Kagiava  (The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Cyprus)
      Efficacy of PLGA nanoparticles for Schwann cell targeted gene delivery (abstract in pdf, 219 kb)
  • P21 : Mehrnaz Hamedani ( IRCCS Polyclinic Hospital San Martino, Italy)
    Static and Dynamic Stabilometric Evaluation and Rehabilitation in Peripheral Neuropathy (abstract in pdf, 222 kb)
  • P23 : Evan Bailey (Applied Therapeutics , United States of America)
    Understanding the Time Course and Evolution of CMT-SORD (Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Deficiency) (abstract in pdf, 206 kb)
  • P25 : Valérie Delague (INSERM/Aix Marseille Université , France)
    Gene replacement therapy efficiently restores normal phenotype in hiPSC-derived in vitro models of VRK1-related motor neuropathies (abstract in pdf, 233 kb)

Clinical Outcome Measures / Clinical Trials of CMT neuropathies

  • P27: Beschan Ahmad (Max-Planck-Institute for multidisciplinary sciences Göttingen , Germany)
    Circulating transcriptional biomarkers serve as surrogates of disease progression in Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A disease (abstract in pdf, 237 kb)
  • P29: Gita Ramdharry (Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology , UK)
    Better Balance-CMT: Protocol for a randomised, controlled, efficacy and implementation trial of a home-based, balance training intervention for people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (abstract in pdf, 218 kb)


Project Concept

  • P31: Filippo Genovese (ACMT-Rete per la malattia di Charcot-Marie-Tooth OdV)
    ACMT-Rete: A Patient-Led Network Integrating Research, Awareness, and Community for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (abstract in pdf, 182 kb)