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Press Kit
Below you can download photos and biographies of key people
involved in the CMTA Strategy to Accelerate Research™
as well as the logotype. If you have any press related questions,
please contact Lori Garvey. |
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Press Releases for 2008
Below is a list of press releases. You can click on a press
release to download and read the full text. |
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March 2008 |
STAR™
Initiative Unites International Scientific Community to Seek
Treatment and Cure for Little Known Disorder. |
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April 2008 |
Stars Come Out to Honor Hall of Fame Coach Joe Paterno at CMTA “STAR” Dinner June 11 in State College |
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May 2008 |
National Neuropathy Awareness Week: Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR™) for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder May Hold Promise for MS, MD and ALS |
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Local Girl with Big Voice and Incurable Neurological Disorder to Perform at Moving Wall Closing Ceremony: 12-Year-Old’s Rendition of American Tears Raises Funds for Promising Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder Research |
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June 2008 |
Baltimore Native “Swims for a Cure” for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder During Chesapeake Bay Challenge |
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July 2008 |
South Kingston, RI, Neighbors Unite to Raise Research Funds for Local Girl with Incurable Disorder |
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March 2008 |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Disorders—FAQs about Symptoms & Treatment |
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Physician/Scientist Biographies |
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| Biography of Michael
E Shy, MD |
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| Biography of Steven
Scherer, MD, PhD |
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CMT Patient/Family Biographies |
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| Biography of Amy de Silva |
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| Biography of Shawn Sullivan |
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| Biography of Cathy Power |
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Photos |
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| Photo of Michael
E Shy, MD |
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| Photo of Steven
Scherer, MD, PhD |
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| Photos of Amy de Silva: |
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| Photo of Cathy Power |
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CMTA logos |
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logo (eps) |
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Photo library
Below you can download photos used by CMTA in either a low
resolution JPG or high resolution EPS format. |
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A nerve conduction study
is performed to diagnose CMT
JPG or EPS |
Knowing a patient's personal history is
important in diagnosing CMT
JPG or EPS |
A patient undergoes a nerve conduction
study
JPG or EPS |
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A patient undergoes a test of manual
dexterity
JPG
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Research helps unravel
the mystery of CMT
JPG or EPS |
Research helps unravel
the mystery of CMT
JPG or EPS |
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Customized orthoses are available for
children too
JPG or EPS |
CMT is passed from generation to generation
JPG or EPS |
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Illustration of Healthy Nerve & Damaged
Nerve
JPG or EPS |
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