A new model of the worm C. elegans to progress in the study of a rare disease

(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) he IDIBELL Neurometabolic Diseases group, with international collaboration, has identified a model of chromosome X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (x-ALD) in the earthworm C. elegans, this is a rare disorder of the nervous system with no treatment available.
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