Characterization of genetic defects involving myelin continues with the identification of the gene for Canavan's disease, a condition that results in the destruction of the brain's white matter.
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Davies, K. The cause of Canavan's disease. Nature 365, 590 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/365590a0
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