Researchers at WEHI, where scientists showed that removing the SMCHD1 protein can switch healthy genes back on in Prader-Willi syndrome. Science Removing a genetic brake wakes silent genes in Prader-Willi syndrome, WEHI finds Mono Scoops 2d Researchers at Melbourne's WEHI have shown that removing a protein called SMCHD1 lifts the genetic brake silencing healthy genes in Prader-Willi syndrome, restoring gene activity in patient-derived cells and animal models and opening a potential path to a treatment targeting the condition's cause. Read Full Story
