Unveiling a new animal model for CADASIL (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Unveiling a new animal model for CADASIL

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Researchers have created a zebrafish model of a challenging inherited neuropathy, CADASIL, to complement mouse research, which enabled them to pinpoint how collagen loss and a specific protein mutation affect disease development.

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Professor Motoyuki Itoh from Chiba University, Japan

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