Protein Clumps Seen in ALS vs. Healthy Cells (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Protein Clumps Seen in ALS vs. Healthy Cells

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Researchers found clumps of non-functioning hnRNP H and at least three other RNA-binding proteins in the brain cells of people who had died with ALS, frontotemporal dementia or both. Bright red clumps of hnRNP H can be seen in the spinal cord motor neurons at left. Healthy neurons are shown at right.

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Aarti Sharma /Columbia University

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