Blocking RAS signaling prevents spinal deformity in mice. (IMAGE)

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University

Blocking RAS signaling prevents spinal deformity in mice.

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Researchers from France used an Nf1-KO mouse model to study how genetic changes linked to neurofibromatosis type 1 affect spinal development, leading to progressive curvature of the spine.

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Dr. Céline Colnot from Univ Paris Est Creteil, France

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