Genetics of Development & Disease Section

of the Genetics & Biochemistry Branch

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

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CNS-targeted base editing of the major late-onset Tay-Sachs mutation alleviates disease in mice.
Allende ML, Kono M, Lee YT, Olmsted SM, Huso V, Bakir JY, Pratto F, Li C, Byrnes C, Tuymetova G, Zhu H, Tifft CJ, Proia RL.
J Clin Invest (2025 Jun 17) Abstract/Full Text
Sialidase NEU3 action on GM1 ganglioside is neuroprotective in GM1 gangliosidosis.
Allende ML, Lee YT, Byrnes C, Li C, Tuymetova G, Bakir JY, Nicoli ER, James VK, Brodbelt JS, Tifft CJ, Proia RL.
J Lipid Res (2023 Dec) 64:100463. Abstract/Full Text
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