Researchers reveal gene and magnesium deficiency link
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists in Europe, led by Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany, have found a link between genes and magnesium deficiency. Presented in the journal American Journal of Human Genetics, the study could lead to the development of new treatments for genetically triggered magnesium deficiencies. The research was funded in part by the EUNEFRON ('European network for the study of orphan nephropathies') project, which has clinched almost EUR 3 million under the Health Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Program (FP7) to probe the natural history and pathophysiology of rare inherited diseases affecting key structures of the kidney.