New ALS Gene and Signaling Pathways Identified (IMAGE)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New ALS Gene and Signaling Pathways Identified

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Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons from an ALS patient (left) compared with normal cells (right). The cells are being used to study the role of the genes TBK1 and OPTN in ALS.

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Laboratory of Tom Maniatis

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