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A New Improved Gene Therapy Can Be The First Treatment For Machado-Joseph Disease

... A new improved gene therapy can be the first treatment for Machado-Joseph disease as  Portuguese, Swiss and French researchers show, ... mutant ataxin-3 mediates neuroprotection in a rat model of Machado-Joseph disease” (Cancer Research) ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Sep 1 2014 - 9:11am - 0 attachments

A Treatment For Neurodegenerative Machado-Joseph Disease?

... treatment for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder  Machado-Joseph disease (MJD ) after a Portuguese team from the Centre for ... translocation to the nucleusand aggregation, relieving Machado-Joseph disease” (Neuroscience) ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Jul 23 2012 - 9:45am - 0 attachments

"Self-Devouring"- The Answer To Neurodegenerative Diseases ?

... abnormality behind the potentially fatal neurodegenerative Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) and, using several models of the disease, were ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - May 3 2011 - 2:00am - 0 attachments

Defective Calcium Signaling Linked To Machado-Joseph Disease

... spinocerebellar ataxia 3 – also known as SCA3, or Machado-Joseph disease – is a genetic disorder that, like Huntington’s, ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2008 - 1:30am - 0 attachments

A New Animal Model For Machado Joseph Disease Involves Yet Another Brain Area In The Disorder

... MJD1 gene that encodes a protein called ataxin-3. The name Machado-Joseph comes from two families of Portuguese/Azorean descent who were ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - May 5 2008 - 4:49pm - 0 attachments