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Nature 435, 556-558 (2 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/435556a; Published online 1 June 2005
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Molecular medicine: Lost in translation
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- Claire Ainsworth is a senior news & features editor for Nature.
Abstract
A mysterious disease that causes children's brains to melt away is caused by errors in RNA translation. But biologists are realizing that this horrifying condition could shed light on more common problems. Claire Ainsworth reports.
In a consulting room in Santa Barbara, California, Michael Salsbury found himself comforting his weeping doctor. It was July 2000, and he and his wife Gabriella were worried about their baby daughter, Gracie-Sophia, who was having seizures and losing her ability to stay alert and feed.
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