| CMT | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DSS | Dejerine-Sottas syndrome |
| EM | electron microscopy |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated protein degradation |
| HNK-1 | human natural killer-1 |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IPL | intraperiod line |
| MBP | myelin basic protein |
| MDL | major dense line |
| NRG1 | neuregulin 1 |
| P0 | myelin protein zero |
| P0ct | the cytoplasmic extension of P0 |
| P2 | peripheral myelin protein 2 |
| PLP | proteolipid protein |
| PMP22 | peripheral myelin protein 22 |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PTM | post-translational modification |
| SCP | Schwann cell progenitor |
| SLI | Schmidt-Lanterman incisure |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |