Experimental Therapy Helps Brain Cells Bypass Genetic Deletions

Experimental therapy helps brain cells bypass genetic deletions

Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain cells overcome the effects of a disease-causing genetic deletion.

VA Tech Researchers Find Genetic Detour for Brain Cells

Scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain cells overcome the effects of a disease-causing genetic deletion. Instead of repairing the deletion and its immediate consequences, the therapy redirects brain development by helping at-risk neurons grow and connect more normally. The findings, published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, suggest that some genetic bra…