Understanding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (VIDEO)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has discovered how mutations that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis damage nerve cells. This video shows messenger RNA being transported along a mouse neuron. Researchers linked mutations that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to problems in the transport system.

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Nael Alami, Ph.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Ryan Kerekes, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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