The disease, most often diagnosed in young children, is caused by a mutation in the elF2B enzyme. While the enzyme plays a part in vital functions throughout the body, mutations seem to primarily affect white matter in the brain, for reasons that are not yet clear."
Friday, July 16, 2010
(MED) Tel Aviv Mice May Hold Key To Healthy Brain
"Researchers at Tel Aviv University have created a strain of mice designed to help scientists understand various brain diseases. The mice, created through genetic engineering, suffer from Vanishing White Matter (VWM), a neurological disease that until now has remained incurable.
The disease, most often diagnosed in young children, is caused by a mutation in the elF2B enzyme. While the enzyme plays a part in vital functions throughout the body, mutations seem to primarily affect white matter in the brain, for reasons that are not yet clear."
The disease, most often diagnosed in young children, is caused by a mutation in the elF2B enzyme. While the enzyme plays a part in vital functions throughout the body, mutations seem to primarily affect white matter in the brain, for reasons that are not yet clear."
