Tag: stem cells
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Stem Cell Terminology
There was a recent article that I found difficult to read without looking up many terms. It seemed worthwhile to use it as a learning exercise. Here’s the original article (an abstract): 2017-06-30: “Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protect Against SCA3 by Modulating the Level of 70 kD Heat Shock Protein” Here it is…
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Clearer Thoughts on a Cure
Some of the spinocerebellar ataxias, including SCA3, are genetically similar to Huntington’s disease (HD) in that they involve CAG repeats on a chromosome. I’ve found the HD community to be more informed and practical than the SCA community, where: There’s not a misinformation campaign against accurately conveying disease prevalence, as there is for SCA. Sadly,…