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Left: cells with a mutant FUS protein that causes accumulations (in green) and leads to ALS disease. Right: the cells with the protein/chaferon (in pink) that manages to prevent the accumulations

fight degenerative diseases

The proteins and mechanisms required to fight the protein accumulations that lead to neurodegenerative diseases have been identified
A genetic disease caused by a mutation in a single gene. Illustration: Weizmann Institute

How a single gene that causes a rare disease helps in understanding complex diseases like cancer

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