Genetics of Development and Disease Section

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Seeking to understand the biology of sphingolipids with the goal of developing therapies for the diseases of sphingolipid metabolism.

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The Ormdl genes regulate the sphingolipid synthesis pathway to ensure proper myelination and neurologic function in mice.: Clarke BA, Majumder S, Zhu H, Lee YT, Kono M, Li C, Khanna C, Blain H, Schwartz R, Huso VL, Byrnes C, Tuymetova G, Dunn TM, Allende ML, Proia RL.; Elife (2019 Dec 27) 8. Abstract/Full Text
A perilous path: the inborn errors of sphingolipid metabolism.: Dunn TM, Tifft CJ, Proia RL.; J Lipid Res (2019 Mar) 60:475-483. Abstract/Full Text

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