Neurological Disorders Programme

Neurological Disorders Programme: composed of 7 research groups from different fields, from clinical genetics, molecular genetics and molecular and cellular physiology, specialized in multiple rare neuromuscular and neurological disorders, both of genetic and acquired origin.

Rare diseases studied

Muscular dystrophies
Spinal muscular atrophy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy
SMA
Myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenia
Inflammatory myopathies
Inherited and acquired ataxias
Friedreich’s ataxia
Enfermedad de Lafora y otras epilepsias genéticas raras
Enfermedades peroxisomales
Enfermedades neuroinmunológicas

Objectives

To investigate the biological and physiopathological foundations of rare neurological disorders, directing the collaborative knowledge generated in the laboratory and in the clinical-basic interface towards the development of diagnostic and therapeutic translational tools, and towards clinical research initiatives.

Research groups of the PdI

Main Researcher	Institution	Province
Dalmau Obrador, Josep	Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer	Barcelona
Gallano Petit, Mª Pía	Instituto de Investigacion del Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo	Barcelona
Gallardo Vigo, Eduard	Instituto de Investigacion del Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo	Barcelona
Pallardó Calatayud, Federico	Universidad de Valencia	Valencia
Sanz, Pascual	Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas	Valencia
Sevilla, Teresa	Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital la Fe	Valencia

Contact
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