ScienceDaily: Scientists discover novel mechanism that causes rare brain disease
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:05 pm
Date: September 15, 2022
Source: University of Pittsburgh
Summary:
A rare but potentially debilitating brain disorder finally has a definitive cause, thanks to research teams working on opposite sides of the globe. A mutation in the gene that manages the transportation out of cells of zinc, an essential dietary micronutrient, is responsible for the disorder, called hypomyelinating leukodystrophy.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 123706.htm
Source: University of Pittsburgh
Summary:
A rare but potentially debilitating brain disorder finally has a definitive cause, thanks to research teams working on opposite sides of the globe. A mutation in the gene that manages the transportation out of cells of zinc, an essential dietary micronutrient, is responsible for the disorder, called hypomyelinating leukodystrophy.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 123706.htm