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From The Labs

Brain sphingolipid metabolism is closely involved in Gaucher disease

July 19, 2022 Gaucher disease,  glia,  glucosylceramide,  lipid metabolism,  lysosomes,  neurodegenerative disease,  neurons,  Parkinson's Disease,  Research,  sphingolipid

Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism led to neurodegeneration in animal models, revealing a new molecular path to Gaucher’s disease.

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Childhood condition poses risk for Parkinson’s disease later in life

January 22, 2018 Gaucher disease,  GBA gene,  Lysosome Storage Disorders,  Parkinson's Disease

In recent years, defects in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene have been identified as significant risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and deficiencies in this gene also

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

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