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RESEARCH GROUPS
Group U755
Programme: Sensorineural Pathology
Lead Researcher: Millán Salvador, José M. Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: Aller Mañas, Elena | Olivares González, Lorena ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Aparisi Navarro, Ma José | Jaijo Sanchis, Teresa | Morera Pérez, Constantino | Pé-
rez Garrigues, Herminio | Rodrigo Nicolas, Regina | Sequedo Pérez, Ma Dolores | Vázquez Manrique, Rafael
Main lines of research
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Usher (USH) syndrome: molecular analysis of the genes involved in Usher syndrome by means of NGS, translation to diagnosis and therapeutic approaches based on gene therapy .
Experimental models of retinal degeneration: role of oxidative stress and inflammation in neurodege- neration . Pharmacological therapy testing before translational application .
Translational genomics and identification of biomarkers for the diagnosis of Charcot Marie Tooth neuropathy .
Identification of prognostic biomarkers for spinal muscular atrophy . Search for Huntington’s disease modifying genes in a model of the disease in C . elegans . Editing the huntingtin gene in patients’ cells by means of CRISPR/Cas9 .
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