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Biochemists reveal the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease—too much of a good thing
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Biochemists reveal the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease—too much of a good thing

Vanderbilt researchers—including Charles Sanders, associate dean for research and professor of biochemistry, and graduate student Justin Marinko—have illuminated the cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, putting them on the road to developing therapeutic approaches for the disease that affects one in 2,500 people.  The discovery was published in the article “Direct Relationship Between Increased Expression and Mistrafficking of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Associated Protein PMP22” published in...