The Neuro - Profile: Ziv Gan-Or /neuro/channels_item/33 en Genetic sequencing project receives more than $8 million in funding /neuro/node/6417 <h2><b>NeuRo Genomics Initiative will help better understand rare and aging-related neurological disorders affecting Canadians</b></h2> <p> </p> <p>A project led by Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD, at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Martine Tétreault, PhD, at Université de Montréal has received more than $8 million to sequence the genomes of 8,700 people, to map the role of genetics in neurological disorders.</p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:55:13 +0000 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Disease causing mutation found in French-Canadians /neuro/node/3177 <p><strong>Carriers at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disease </strong></p> <p>A team of Canadian scientists, including researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) has discovered the first French-Canadian founder mutation gene linked to synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy-Bodies (DLB) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).</p> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:47:53 +0000 51³Ô¹ÏÍø