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Research

 

Individuals in the New York City area who would like to participate in an evaluation of the effect of tocotrienol supplementation should contact Dr. Rubin via email at rubin@fordham.edu

 

Click here to read any or all of the following journal articles:

 

The Alternative Genome

 

Tocotrienols reverse IKAP and monoamine oxidase deficiencies in familial dysautonomia

 

EGCG corrects aberrant splicing of IKAP mRNA in cells from patients with familial dysautonomia

 

How Did Alternative Splicing Evolve?

 

Comparative analysis detects dependencies among the 5' splice-site positions

 

Minimal Conditions for Exonization of Intronic Sequences: 5’ Splice Site Formation in Alu Exons

 

Tocotrienols induce IKBKAP expression: a possible therapy for familial dysautonomia

 

Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the mouse IKBKAP gene

 

Familial Dysautonomia Is Caused by Mutations of the IKAP Gene

 

 

 

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