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HNF has invited Dr. Coté to lead the discussion on Public Policy. We will cover issues such as better AFO (leg-bracing) options, fast-tracking drug discoveries and clinical trials, applying for disability benefits, Medicare/Medicaid and services.
We’ve invited Dr. David Walk to join the panel discussion on “Genotype and Phenotype: Managing Symptoms, The Role of Researchers/Clinicians.”
Leaders in Charcot-Marie-Tooth research need to be progressive visionaries, willing and able to push the boundaries to explore every opportunity available to advance therapeutics and clinical trials for CMT.
Matt Downing, a CMT1A patient, will join HNF’s Founder and CEO Allison Moore in a panel discussion on the good, the bad, and the benefits of participating in a clinical trial.
Advocating for her own health, Kim was able to harness the power of genetic information to devise a treatment plan that not only reduced, but reversed much of her disability with CMT.
HNF has the honor of knowing one such GAN patient, Hannah Sames. She was diagnosed with GAN at four years old, and now at age eleven, Hannah can no longer walk on her own.
When Debi’s son Zach was first diagnosed with CMT Type 6 in 2014, after 14 years of doctors trying to figure it out, she couldn’t believe there was a disease out there that no one has ever heard of.
Multiple Sclerosis is the most common autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system, with more than 2.3 million people affected worldwide.
Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation is hosting the first Patient-Centered Charcot-Marie-Tooth Summit on October 6, 2016 in New York City.
Adding a genetic counselor to your team of healthcare professionals can be a great benefit for CMT patients and their caregivers.
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