13. PrP, ALS, and Autism Spectrum Disorders Principal Investigator: David Westaway, University of Alberta
Co-investigator:
Jack Jhamandas, University of Alberta
Project Description:
This project proposes to link prion protein biochemistry to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and/or autism by first creating changes in the expression of the various forms of a membrane protein called DPP6 and then performing an array of phenotypic analyses on laboratory mice.
(High-Impact 2009)
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