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NUCDF Highlights Dudley Lab Breakthrough in Urea Cycle Disorder Research

By February 8, 2024No Comments

The National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF) showcased PNRI’s Dudley Lab for its groundbreaking genetic screening tool in their article: Yeast genetics collaboration yields hope for improved diagnosis of urea cycle disorders.

Dr. Aimée Dudley and her team have made tremendous strides using yeast genetics to pinpoint the impact of thousands of variants of a gene responsible for the most common urea cycle disorder (UCD) ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency.