Microtubules Might Be Responsible For Some Cases Of The Neurological Disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 13:28
in Biology & Nature
Stalled microtubules might be responsible for some cases of the neurological disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. A mutant protein makes the microtubules too stable to perform their jobs, the researchers find.
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