The Myelin Project

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The Myelin Project is a medical project intended to re-generate the nerve's myelin sheath, — a process called remyelination — destroyed in a host of diseases such as multiple sclerosis and the leukodystrophies.

Contents 1 The project's aims 2 Inspiration 3 Wikipedia links 3.1 Conditions of interest 3.2 Treatments investigated 4 External links

[edit] The project's aims

According to their web site,

The Myelin Project aims to accelerate research on myelin repair.

They also are

...working very hard to put ourselves out of business.

[edit] Inspiration

The project was inspired by the real-life case of Lorenzo Odone, subject of the movie Lorenzo's Oil.

[edit] Wikipedia links

[edit] Conditions of interest

• Adrenoleukodystrophy
• Alexander's disease
• Canavan disease
• Krabbe's disease
• Metachromatic leukodystrophy
• Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
• Phenylketonuria
• Refsum's disease

[edit] Treatments investigated

• Lorenzo's oil, one treatment

[edit] External links

• The Myelin Project's home page