Researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases -- two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and ...

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In a new study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs ...

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In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases—two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause ...

A landmark genetic study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has identified a significant genetic factor ...