Abstract

Mohassel et al. provide unprecedented dichotomy of consequences on sphingolipid biosynthesis between pathogenic variants in the SPTLC1 gene, responsible for either amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1 (HSAN1). Normalization of sphingolipid levels by siRNA selectively targeting the ALS mutant allele mRNA sheds light on new therapeutic approaches.

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