by Public Library of Science University at Buffalo Dr. Daesung Shin (left) and a graduate student Jacob Favret (right) discuss neurodegeneration found in the neuron-specific Krabbe disease model. Credit: Daesung Shin (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according to a...
