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When tau tangles, RNA errors can happen in Alzheimer’s disease

October 17, 2019 Alzheimer's Disease, Research, RNA splicing errors, spliceosome, tau protein, tau tangles

The tau protein is a key player in Alzheimer’s disease. It tangles and accumulates inside brain cells and this, in combination with increasing cell death,

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Mutations in CWC27 result in spectrum of conditions

April 13, 2017 blindness, craniofacial and skeletal problems, CWC27, Genetics, Retinitis pigmentosa, spliceosome, whole exome sequencing

Mingchu Xu searches for genes linked to retinitis pigmentosa, a condition of the retina characterized by progressive development of night blindness and tunnel vision, sometimes from

From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma