Prof Guillaume Hautbergue is an expert in RNA biology and he and his lab recently published on a peptide that was able to prevent the death of nerve cells and protect them from degeneration in C9orf72-ALS/FTD animal models. He also recently reported a gene therapy approach targeting the same biological process.
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https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/neuroscience-institute/news/scientists-discover-how-prevent-death-nerve-cells-most-common-genetic-forms-mnd-and-dementia