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Chasing the ghost in the code: highlighting the mystery of a rare genetic condition.
Scientists studied a young girl with a rare genetic condition for 23 years to understand how a mutation in a gene called NKCC1 affects her health. NKCC1 is a protein that helps move salt and water in and out of cells. Researchers used her cells, lab-grown cells with the mutation, and mice with the same genetic change to figure out how this mutation causes her symptoms.
WHY IT MATTERSUnderstanding how NKCC1 mutations cause disease could lead to new treatments for patients with this rare genetic condition, moving beyond just managing symptoms.