How does DNA repair guard us against ALS?

From Laura Murray November 06, 2018

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Professor Sherif El-Khamisy led a study into the genetic and cellular malfunctions that lead to the symptoms of motor neuron disease. It found that the most common genetic cause of the illness was when part of a gene called C9orf72 repeated, making the patient's DNA become unstable and break.

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