Iron-moving malfunction may underlie neurodegenerative diseases, aging
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
A glitch in the ability to move iron around in cells may underlie a disease known as Type IV mucolipidosis (ML4) and the suite of symptoms—mental retardation, poor vision and diminished motor abilities—that accompany it, new research at the University of Michigan shows.