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Perkins researchers decipher world-first muscle disorder cases
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research AreaDuring their investigation the multi-national team of researchers studied a muscle protein that is strongly influenced by calcium. The protein, known as tropomyosin-3 (TPM3), is vital for skeletal muscle development…
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Cause of mitochondrial dysfunction discovered by Perkins researchers
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Lab, Mitochondrial disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaThe disease, known as Leigh Syndrome, has previously been linked to a genetic mutation, but Perkins researchers were able to determine how the mutation led to mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are…
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Groundbreaking discovery on the process of vertebrate development
By leafcutter_admin | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaProfessor Ryan Lister and Dr Ozren Bogdanovic from the Perkins Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory led the study, which has been published in in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. Their work is focused on…
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Search for a diet to protect against Diabetes
By leafcutter_admin | Clinical Science, Diabetes, Diabetes Research, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaProfessor Grant Morahan, who heads the Centre for Diabetes Research at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, said that the study aimed to help people choose the ideal diet…
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Mitochondria link to Fatty Liver Disease
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Lab, Liver Disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaPerkins researcher, Dr Tara Richman from the Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology Laboratory, was lead author on the paper Mutation in MRPS34 Compromises Protein Synthesis and Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction, recently accepted…
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Sharpening the focus on muscle diseases
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research AreaDr Gina Ravenscroft, who is lead author of the review published by the prestigious journal Brain, works in the Neurogenetic Diseases Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; one of the world's…
