The Easton Group of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association is fortunate to host Dr. Brittany Wright of the National Institutes of Health at the December 5 meeting, 10 AM until Noon at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover Street, Easton.
Brittany Wright, PhD, is the second Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) sponsored postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of assay development and screening technology since the collaboration started in 2008 at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Rockville.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that slowly damages the nerve cells leading to the extremities, usually the hands and feet. CMT is the most commonly inherited neuropathy affecting one in 2,500 people worldwide and more than 250 people within 50 miles of Easton. To put this into perspective, Lou Gehrig’s disease affects about 350,000 worldwide. Multiple Sclerosis affects some 2.5 million worldwide and CMT affects 2.8 million. There is no cure.
Dr. Wright will answer all the questions we can imagine. Please join us at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover Street, Easton, on Saturday, December 5, 10 AM until Noon.
For further information please contact Missy Warfield, Group Leader, at 410-820-0576, or go online to www.cmtausa.org for the larger picture. Contact: Missy Warfield 410-820-0576.
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