Krabbe disease is caused by GALC deficiency, leading to accumulation of cytotoxic psychosine, demyelination, and neurodegeneration. Here, the authors develop a Galc flox mouse line to model Krabbe disease and unveil that early postnatal GALC neuronal expression is critical for disease pathogenesis.
- Nadav I. Weinstock
- Conlan Kreher
- Daesung Shin