Second Motor Neuron Disease Gene Mutation In One Year Signifies Rapid Research Progress

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 10:35 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have revealed that mutations in a gene called fused in sarcoma cause familial motor neuron disease. This is the second gene to be discovered from MND in the Shaw laboratory in just one year and is an important step towards understanding disease mechanisms.

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