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Agilent technology aid US disease research  -  Jan 28, 2008
Medical Laboratory World,When a DNA addition or deletion occurs in the wrong place, a genomic-based disorder like Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) can occur.

X Chromosome Gene Duplications Lead to Retardation  -  Jan 25, 2008
MedPage Today,...missense mutations, and deletions in specific genes are associated with altered cognitive phenotypes in such conditions as Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease,

Copy number variation may stem from replication misstep  -  Dec 27, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),However, when Lee was studying an inherited disease called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, she found changes in the genome that the previous theories about

UCSFâ€™s Rowitch Selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Patient ...  -  Oct 11, 2007
UCSF Today,...like multiple sclerosis, and the demyelinating diseases or leukodystrophies, such as Pelizaeus -Merzbacher disease,â€? Ferreiro said of Rowitchâ€™s work.

iVillage the Web  -  Oct 4, 2007
TV Cocktail Blog,Emilyâ€™s test results show she has an incurable genetic condition known as Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease and she will die in the next few years.

[an error occurred while processing this directive] A loving quest for a cure  -  28 Feb 2007
Toronto Star,Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD), a rare degenerative neurological illness, affects the production of myelin, a protective sheath that helps speed

Saving Jake: Nightline And A Kid Who's Racing The Clock  -  28 Feb 2007
Huffington Post,...a cure â€” or even a treatment â€” for their son, Jacob, who was born with a rare genetic neurological disorder called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, or PMD.

Smiles for Justin 16-year-old battles nervous system disorder with ...  -  23 Jan 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,What: Dinner fundraiser for Justin Castiller, who has a severe form of Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease, a degenerative nerve disorder.

Dealership gives toy pickup a jazzed-up new paint job  -  Dec 26, 2006
Arizona Daily Star,Enlow couldn't find a new play truck for Joseph, who suffers from Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a genetic disorder that makes him unable to use his legs.

People and places  -  Jan 13, 2007
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,...â€¢The Kylan Hunter Foundation, Goshen, is accepting donations to help children with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease and other neurological disorders for which

Dealership gives toy pickup a jazzed-up new paint job  -  Dec 26, 2006
Arizona Daily Star,Enlow couldn't find a new play truck for Joseph, who suffers from Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a genetic disorder that makes him unable to use his legs. ...

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