Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4B3, is a rare progressive neuromuscular disorder with no cure or treatments. Iris S. opens up about her journey and experience with Hunter, who suffers from #CMT4B3. Alongside Dr. Stephan Zuchner, Geneticist and Chair of the Human Genetics Department, they are working on developing genetic therapy and potential treatment for Hunter. #RareDiseaseDay | University of Miami Health System

What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)? Named after the three doctors who first described it in 1886: Charcot (shar-coh), Marie, and Tooth, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inheritable peripheral neuropathy that includes many motor and/or sensory neuropathies, axonopathies, myelinopathies, and neuronopathies. Due to the degradation of their nerves, people with CMT suffer lifelong progressive muscle weakness and atrophy of the arms and legs, progressive sensory loss, and CMT can affect