Significant correction of pathology in brains of twitcher mice following injection of genetically modified mouse neural progenitor cells.

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Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from mutations in the galactocerebrosidase (GALC) gene. These mutations lead to deficient GALC activity, storage of substrates of the enzyme, including psychosine, death to oligodendrocytes, decreased myelination, production of globoid cells and eventually death to the individual. While most affected individuals are...

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