Name of Fellow


Dr Kelly Williams

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Unravelling the molecular basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 213,577

Start date of award


01/01/16

Total duration of award in years


4.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Motor neurone diseases

Keywords


amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | motor neuron disease (mnd) | neurogenetics | epigenetics | bioinformatics

Research Abstract


The only known causes of ALS are gene mutations. State-of-the-art technologies will be used to find genetic causes of ALS to add to existing diagnostic testing and facilitate investigation into disease mechanism. ALS patients experience different disease courses, with variable age of onset, progression and duration of disease even among those with identical gene mutations. We will examine a well-characterised ALS patient cohort with differing disease manifestations to identify disease modifiers.

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