A new protocol allows researchers to generate spinal motor neurons derived from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) patients, creating useful models…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
A newly-opened nonprofit called Shark Tooth Cycling aims to encourage young people in the U.S., especially those affected by Charcot-Marie-Tooth…
Mutations in the gene HARS1, which are a cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), result in reduced protein production…
DTx Pharma has discovered new molecules that could be treatment candidates for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 1A…
Problems with energy production and mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, may be the underlying cause of an X-linked form of…
Mutations that cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B (CMT4B) lead to an increase in the activity of a protein called…
People with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) may have difficulties in understanding speech, even in the absence of hearing loss, caused…
Testing for large deletions or duplications in certain DNA regions, a form of mutation called copy number variations, is important…
A newly identified mutation in the MCM3AP gene caused Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) in a girl with early motor…
A yeast model could be used to assess the biological consequences of mutations in the GDAP1Â gene, which…