July 2021

Described two new variants of the TLR7 gene associated with severe COVID-19 in young and healthy men

The sequencing of the TLR7 gene in 14 young men with no medical history reveals the presence of two genetic variants that affect the immune response.

New advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy (MLC) minority brain disease

Two recent articles with the participation of a research group from IDIBELL, the University of Barcelona, and CIBERER describe different protein interactions of MLC1 and GlialCAM that could regulate neuronal development and activity.

Discovered a new strategy to fight the metastatic melanoma

It has shown that the combination of chemotherapy with a BRAF oncogene inhibitor effectively treats this disease. This alternative opens the door to offer a new approach to patients affected by this type of tumor, which does not have a curative treatment in the more advanced stages or those with relapse.

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