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ScienceDaily: Scientists discover novel mechanism that causes rare brain disease

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:05 pm
by Brain food
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