NIH funding bolsters rare diseases research collaborations (IMAGE)

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NIH funding bolsters rare diseases research collaborations

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Researchers with the RDCRN-supported Rare Disease Network for Myasthenia Gravis are studying rare, chronic autoimmune diseases that affect how well the nerves and muscles communicate with each other. Neuromuscular junctions, where motor nerves (green) send signals to muscles (red), are shown here.

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Xiangyang Zhang, Ph.D., The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

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