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Article: Gene For Rare Disorder May Also Help Spinal Cord Research.
- Article from:
- Genomics & Genetics Weekly
- Article date:
- November 16, 2001
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2001 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report that they have found a gene for a rare leg-weakening nerve disease that slowly robs children of their ability to walk - a finding that opens the door to better diagnosis and treatment of the disorder, and to insights into other spinal cord problems.
Led by researchers from the University of Michigan Health System who have focused for years on both the childhood and adult forms of the mysterious group of disorders known as hereditary spastic paraplegia, the team published its results in the November 2001 issue of Nature Genetics.
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