Silencing Fatal Neurological Disorders (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Silencing Fatal Neurological Disorders

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In studies of mice, scientists discovered a drug, designed to silence a gene called ataxin 2, may be effective at treating ALS and SCA2.

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