Identifying Genetic Suspects and Therapy Targets in ALS/FTD (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Identifying Genetic Suspects and Therapy Targets in ALS/FTD

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Researchers used the gene editing tool CRISPR to rapidly search the entire human genome for genetic suspects behind hereditary versions of ALS and FTD.

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Courtesy of Gitler Lab, Stanford University, CA.

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