# Times Union article for CMT Awareness Week 2010

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/times-union-article-for-cmt-awareness-week-2010/1762>\
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**Created:** [April 9, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/times-union-article-for-cmt-awareness-week-2010/1762 "2011-04-09T13:00:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpolyneuropathy.org/t/times-union-article-for-cmt-awareness-week-2010/1762/1 "2011-04-09T13:00:04Z")

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**[What is CMT?](http://issuu.com/mindy1/docs/what_is_cmt_)**

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that leads to muscle weakness and wasting, mostly in the arms, legs hands and feet. Although most people have never heard of CMT, it affects an estimated 120,000 Americans and 2.6 million people worldwide.