Thursday, July 12, 2012

The gray and white matter

Here's the explaination on gray and white matter of the brain.
Next up, effect of PKU on gray and white matter of the brain.

Reference:
Walid Aziz. (2007). Neuroanatomy Tutorial 5 (Gray and White Matter). Retrieved June 11, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8BjcKySF8
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 11, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    So there's no cure for this disease as of now? Are there any research efforts for cures? (:

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  2. Ting SuenJuly 12, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    There's no complete cure to this disease. The patients have to take medication for long term and control their diets.
    There is research done to cure the classic PKU. Recently, they have cured PKU in mice by inserting gene into non-coding part of the liver cell. The mice recovered after 3 intravenous injections and their Phe level remained stable after that. BUT, they are still finding way to safely insert the gene into human cell.
    To find out more in detail, you can read http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Preclinical-Research/New-gene-therapy-technique-cures-PKU
    Thank you for commenting. :)

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