Computer Image of a Head in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (IMAGE)

McGill University Health Centre

Computer Image of a Head in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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This is a computer image of a head in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a technique at the root of clinical diagnosis for leukodystrophies. Here, the brain is replaced by the 3D structure of an RNA polymerase, the enzyme targeted by mutations in POLR1C.

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Dr. Benoit Coulombe (IRCM)

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Credit Dr. Benoit Coulombe (IRCM)

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