Sorting out what drives Huntington’s disease
Neurological diseases are typically associated with a multitude of molecular changes. But out of thousands of changes in gene expression,
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Of fruit flies, genes and aortic aneurysms
One of the goals of Dr. Hugo Bellen’s lab is to conduct genetic screens in the fruit fly to identify
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Fruit flies: ‘living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human genes
It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born without a thymus, an important organ
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The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been
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Image of the Month: Neuron-muscle synapses in the fruit fly
Certain human gene variants of ATAD3A can cause rare neurological syndromes characterized by global developmental delay, low muscular tone and visual,
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Variations in gene ATAD3A can result in distinct neurological syndromes
Research has revealed that a group of rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result
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