A defective protein is responsible for a rare, lethal childhood disease known as Giant Axonal Neuropathy, or GAN according to an international study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. GAN is an extremely rare and untreatable genetic disorder that strikes the central and peripheral nervous systems of young children. Those affected show no symptoms at birth; typically around age three the ...Saturday, 4 May 2013
Lethal Childhood Disease Linked With Defective Protein
A defective protein is responsible for a rare, lethal childhood disease known as Giant Axonal Neuropathy, or GAN according to an international study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. GAN is an extremely rare and untreatable genetic disorder that strikes the central and peripheral nervous systems of young children. Those affected show no symptoms at birth; typically around age three the ...
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