Genetic discovery in Montreal for a rare disease in Newfoundland
Researchers from the Guy Rouleau Laboratory affiliated with the CHUM Research Centre and the CHU–Sainte-Justine Research Centre have discovered the genetic cause of a rare disease reported only in patients originating from Newfoundland: hereditary spastic ataxia (HSA). This condition is characterised by lower-limb spasticity (or stiffness) and ataxia (lack of co-ordination), the latter leading to […]
