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Article: Breakthrough in Motor Neurone Disease study.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- February 29, 2008
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Breakthrough in Motor Neurone Disease study
London, Feb 29 (PTI) Researchers claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the quest to understand one of the most mysterious disorders of the nervous system -- the Motor Neurone Disease.
They have discovered mutations in a particular gene that can trigger destruction of the body's "motor" nerves, which send instructions from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles. This leads to gradual paralysis and death.
"A cure for any neurological disease is a long way off... It's really hard to say how far off it is, but this is certainly a major leap forward in that direction," according to lead ...