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CReATe Author Series: Ep. 4 - Drs. Melissa Nel and Jeannine Heckmann and African Genetic Diversity in ALS

Published: July 1, 2022, 5:23 p.m.

Dr. Melissa Nel is a Research Fellow, and Dr. Jeannine Heckmann a Professor of Neurology, both at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. In this interview, they discuss their recent publication titled “Revealing the Mutational Spectrum in South Africans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” which highlights that ALS patients of African genetic ancestry should be included in large-scale ALS gene discovery efforts.