| Institute of Neuroscience |
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As part of a major drive for excellence in basic research in the new millennium, the Chinese Academy of Sciences founded the Institute of Neuroscience (ION) on November 27, 1999. The ......  |
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| Novel Cell-Autonomous Excitotoxicity Mechanism in ALS and FTD |
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| (2018-7-24) |
A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience described an important mechanism that helps to understand the effects of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in synaptic regulation and excitotoxicity, and in the development of C9orf72-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).....
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| Identification of MYORG as a new causative gene for primary familial brain calcification |
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| (2018-6-15) |
A recent study published in Neuron demonstrated that mutation of MYORG gene is a new causative factor for primary familial brain calcification. This finding resulted from a joint work by Prof. CHEN Wan-Jin and Prof. WANG Ning’s team and Dr. XIONG Zhi-Qi’s lab.....
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